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unbridled

[ uhn-brahyd-ld ]

adjective

  1. not controlled or restrained:

    unbridled enthusiasm.

  2. not fitted with a bridle.


unbridled

/ ʌnˈbraɪdəld /

adjective

  1. with all restraints removed
  2. (of a horse, etc) wearing no bridle


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Derived Forms

  • unˈbridledly, adverb
  • unˈbridledness, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unbridled1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English unbrydled. See un- 1, bridle ( def ), + -ed 2( def )

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Example Sentences

Unbridled nationalism is a menace; it leads to trade wars and, all too often, real wars.

New studies show that unbridled hateful speech can cause emotional harm.

The more the wine interacted with air, the wilder and more unbridled it turned.

The fear of unbridled ambition is nothing new in American politics.

There was an unbridled joy—a glee—that was associated with watching Glee each week.

Their generosity did not suffice for his dissipations, his cafe bills and his unbridled taste for billiards.

In a word, in all countries we perceive that the ministers of religion have exercised in all ages the most unbridled license.

The unbridled dominion of the passions disturbs the peace of the individual and the harmony of society.

The unbridled dominion of the passions disturbs the peace of the individual, and the harmony of society.

He was an obscure youth of seventeen, with ambition already unbridled, when the eyes of my Lady Castlemaine first fell upon him.

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