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

Like an unbitted horse, all restraint shaken off, she ran free toward the ocean as to her pasture-land.

From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank

"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

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

The horses were still saddled, though with loosened girths, but had been unbitted, and were busily munching at the hay spread before them on the pavement.

From Kitty's Conquest by King, Charles

The latter were unbitted and feeding, when the whole of the enemy's cavalry made their appearance.

From The Life of Francis Marion by Simms, William Gilmore