unbridled

[ uhn-brahyd-ld ]
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adjective
  1. not controlled or restrained: unbridled enthusiasm.

  2. not fitted with a bridle.

Origin of unbridled

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English unbrydled. See un-1, bridle, + -ed2

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British Dictionary definitions for unbridled

unbridled

/ (ʌnˈbraɪdəld) /


adjective
  1. with all restraints removed

  2. (of a horse, etc) wearing no bridle

Derived forms of unbridled

  • unbridledly, adverb
  • unbridledness, noun

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