unconstrained
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adjective
1.
forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
2.
stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed: a constrained manner.
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constrained (kənˈstreɪnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| embarrassed, unnatural, or forced: a constrained smile | |
| constrainedly | |
| —adv | |
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Unconstrained
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| unconstrained (ˌʌnkənˈstreɪnd) | |
| —adj | |
| not having any constraints | |
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Word Origin & History
constrain
mid-14c., from stem of O.Fr. constreindre, from L. constringere "to bind together, tie tightly," from com- "together" + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)).
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Example sentences
Unconstrained majorities can do unacceptably nasty things to minorities.
String theory might be said to be too unconstrained.
He notes the state has a good wind resource and relatively unconstrained transmission.
The current experiments allow a crystal to deform essentially unconstrained in six directions.
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