reinless
reinless adjective: not having, or not governed by, reins.
Adjective
reinless (comparative more reinless, superlative most reinless)
- Not having, or not governed by, reins.
- Lo! with reinless speed
A black Tartarian horse of giant frame
Comes trampling o’er the dead; the living bleed
Beneath the hoofs of that tremendous steed,
On which, like to an Angel, robed in white,
Sate one waving a sword;—the hosts recede […]1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC...
- Lo! with reinless speed
- Not checked or restrained.
Forms of reinless
| comparative | more reinless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most reinless |
Origin of reinless
From rein + -less.
Questions about reinless
- What does reinless mean?
- Reinless means not having, or not governed by, reins.
- What part of speech is reinless?
- Reinless is an adjective.
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