unbridled

American  

[uhn-brahyd-ld] / ʌnˈbraɪd ld /

adjective

1. not controlled or restrained.

   unbridled enthusiasm.

2. not fitted with a bridle.

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unbridled British  

/ ʌnˈbraɪdəld /

adjective

1. with all restraints removed

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

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Other Word Forms

• unbridledly adverb
• unbridledness noun

Etymology

Origin of unbridled

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

Example Sentences

All that positivity, smiling, parades, the unbridled civic joy inspired by a championship…it wears a bit weird, even to the devoted who ride with this tempestuous franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal

But unbridled enthusiasm among private investors that led to late-summer silliness in stocks popular with day traders, especially anything bitcoin-related, worried me.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rounding out the trio is Gustafsson, a bona fide jazz musician, a wizard with a saxophone with deep feeling and unbridled enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times

“What I saw in this poll…is unbridled enthusiasm for AI,” said Stagwell Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Penn, a former Microsoft chief strategist and presidential pollster and strategist.

From The Wall Street Journal

We find we still appreciate the lovely things of life, but, without Sarah, there is no unbridled joy.

From BBC

Related Words

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