UNBRIDLED

unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned

(adjective) not restrained or controlled; ā€œunbridled rageā€; ā€œan unchecked temperā€; ā€œungoverned rageā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unbridled (comparative more unbridled, superlative most unbridled)

Not fitted with a bridle.

(by extension) Without restraint or limit.

Verb

unbridled

simple past tense of unbridle

Source: Wiktionary


Un*bri"dled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + bridled.]

Definition: Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions. "Unbridled boldness." B. Jonson. Lands deluged by unbridled floods. Wordsworth.

– Un*bri"dled*ness, n. Abp. Leighton.

UNBRIDLE

Un*bri"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bridle.]

Definition: To free from the bridle; to set loose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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