unbridled
Use Unbridled in a sentence
ld adjective
1.
not controlled or restrained: unbridled enthusiasm.
2.
not fitted with a bridle.
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World English Dictionary
unbridle (ʌnˈbraɪdəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove the bridle from (a horse) |
| 2. | to remove all controls or restraints from |
| unbridled (ʌnˈbraɪdəld) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | with all restraints removed |
| 2. | (of a horse, etc) wearing no bridle |
| un'bridledly | |
| —adv | |
| un'bridledness | |
| —n | |
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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
from c.1400 in the lit. sense; c.1440 in the fig. sense.
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Example sentences
Those are the types of kids that are unbridled fanatics at anything they do.
Unbridled creativity needs to be tempered with technique, now that fashion has come back to fit and structure.
For poets, of course, the unbridled excess and commercialism of the festival is disgusting.
Greenspan's retirement should be viewed as a serious risk factor, not as an opportunity for unbridled prosperity.
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