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unbridled
[
uhn-
brahyd
-ld
]
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Origin
un·bri·dled
/
ʌnˈbraɪd
ld
/
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[
uhn-
brahyd
-ld
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
not controlled or restrained:
unbridled enthusiasm.
2.
not fitted with a bridle.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
unbrydled.
See
un-
1
,
bridled
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Audrey will be remembered for her tireless energy and
unbridled
enthusiasm for life.
For poets, of course, the
unbridled
excess and commercialism of the festival is disgusting.
Those are the types of kids that are
unbridled
fanatics at anything they do.
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Audrey will be remembered for her tireless energy and
unbridled
enthusiasm for life.
For poets, of course, the
unbridled
excess and commercialism of the festival is disgusting.
Those are the types of kids that are
unbridled
fanatics at anything they do.
Several other governments have felt the lash of his
unbridled
tongue.
Unbridled
capitalism does not work unless a government is willing to step in to put a cap on capitalism.
Yes, by the
unbridled
inanity over a completely useless but techy gadget.
Greenspan's retirement should be viewed as a serious risk factor, not as an opportunity for
unbridled
prosperity.
His
unbridled
energy, optimism and humble nature provided valuable leadership and guidance.
Free,
unbridled
capitalism is once again acting to badly disrupt orderly economic activity.
Clearly
unbridled
access to capital results in both bubbles, and crises-which solves nothing in regards to income inequalities.
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
un·bri·dle
/
ʌnˈbraɪd
l
/
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[
uhn-
brahyd
-l
]
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verb (used with object),
un·bri·dled,
un·bri·dling.
1.
to remove the bridle from (a horse, mule, etc.).
2.
to free from restraint.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
unbridlen.
See
un-
2
,
bridle
(v.)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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unbridled
(ʌnˈbraɪd
ə
ld)
—
adj
1.
with all restraints removed
2.
(of a horse, etc) wearing no bridle
un'bridledly
—
adv
un'bridledness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
unbridled
late 14c., originally in fig. sense of "unrestrained, ungoverned," from
un-
(1) "not" + bridled (see
bridle
). Cf. M.Du. ongebreidelt. Lit. sense of "not fitted with a bridle" (of horses) is not recorded before 1553. The verb unbridle is attested
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from c.1400 in the lit. sense; c.1440 in the fig. sense.
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