Claire Tomalin

Everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens. The child-victim, the irrepressibly ambitious young man, the reporter, the demonic worker, the tireless walker. The radical, the protector of orphans, helper of the needy, man of good works, the republican. The hater and the lover of America. The giver of parties, the magician, the traveler.

English Author

Used to describe an overwhelming force of an emotion or action that someone can't hold back.

Emotional Intensity

'Irrepressibly' is often used in cheerful or positive contexts, like laughter or smiles.

Positive Situations

Suggests a spontaneous and natural response, without premeditation.

Spontaneous Reaction

 evidence of popular opinions migration from pulpit and pew to cafe, salon, and press. It even has recipes. It's also irrepressibly human, as you can tell from Diderot's entry about a plant named aguaxima.