uncaged

[ uhn-keyjd ]

/ ʌnˈkeɪdʒd /

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adjective

not confined in a cage.

free or set free from confinement or restraint: the uncaged spirit of a freethinker.

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Origin of uncaged

1725–35; un-¹ + cage + -ed² for def. 1; uncage + -ed² for def. 2

Words nearby uncaged

unburden, unbutton, unbuttoned, UNC, uncage, uncaged, uncalled-for, uncanny, uncanny valley, uncanonical, uncap

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How to use uncaged in a sentence

But an uncaged tyrant like Saddam demanded a posture at once more nimble and aggressive.
The Case for Bombing Iran Shows Hawks Wrong All Over Again|Michael Tomasky|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This was a wild beast uncaged, a snarling, raging thing that had burst the bonds of control the instant it began.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass|James Arthur Kjelgaard
There were uncaged winds about; you could hear them whistling among the precipices.
Day and Night Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Yet those eyes of Garth's were as disconcerting as the watchful eyes of an uncaged panther, alleged to be tame.
Vision House|C. N. Williamson

In the daytime, the uncaged people had but one-half hour to come up on the deck and breathe a little fresh air.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
His body was imprisoned between these grim, impassable walls; but his soul was yet uncaged.
The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for uncaged

uncaged

/ (ʌnˈkeɪdʒd) /

adjective

at liberty

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