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Vinony

out of hand

  1. uncontrolled, wild
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Barely under control; not under control.

    “Near-synonyms: chaotic, messy, uncontrolled, uncontrollable”

    “Clean things as you go so that the mess does not get out of hand.”

adv

  1. Without (further) thought or consideration.

    “The questions covered ranged from those that could be answered out of hand, through those requiring some thought and at least a second interview, to those which presented matters for further research in theoretical statistics.”

    “I still think that advice is sound, because, if justices do decide a case out of hand on the complainant's case, it is argued, as in the present appeal, that they have ruled, as a matter of law, that there was no case to answer.”

  2. Immediately, forthwith, or incontinently.

    “Near-synonym: offhand”

    “He bad to open wyde his brazen gate, / Which long time had bene shut, and out of hond / Proclaymed ioy and peace through all his state [...].”