unbitted

American  

[uhn-bit-id] / ʌnˈbɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. not bitted or bridled.

2. not controlled.

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Etymology

Origin of unbitted

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + bit ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Every passion, unbitted and unbridled, hurries the soul bound to it—as Mazeppa was bound to the wild horse—to certain destruction....

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various

They were in superior numbers, and when they reached the head of the lane, the horses of the American cavalry were unbitted and feeding.

From The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, William Gilmore

Seeing that he was hindered in this fashion, Launfal unbitted his steed, and let him pasture in that fair meadow, where they had come.

From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de

"It's easy—for him," commented Brand Williams, discussing Collie's almost uncanny quelling of a vicious, unbitted mustang.

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

None but Adrian could have tamed the motley population of London, which, like a troop of unbitted steeds rushing to their pastures, had thrown aside all minor fears, through the operation of the fear paramount.

From The Last Man by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft