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unbridled

unbridled adjective: not fitted with a bridle. Also the simple past of unbridle.

Adjective

unbridled (comparative more unbridled, superlative most unbridled)

  1. Not fitted with a bridle.
    • an unbridled horse
  2. (broadly) Without restraint or limit.
    • unbridled capitalism
    • She jumped into the project with unbridled enthusiasm.

Also used as

unbridled is also the simple past of unbridle.

Examples of unbridled in a sentence

  • In a very precise voice, Miss Marley said to Jasper, "No, Jasper, I would never submit myself to the unbridled transports of passion."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 128:
  • His contempt was totally unbridled, as though my goal was a personal affront to him and all humanity.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 131:

All 13 example sentences with unbridled

Forms of unbridled

comparativemore unbridled
superlativemost unbridled

Origin of unbridled

From un- + bridled.

Words formed from unbridled

Questions about unbridled

What does unbridled mean?
Unbridled means not fitted with a bridle.
How do you use unbridled in a sentence?
In a very precise voice, Miss Marley said to Jasper, "No, Jasper, I would never submit myself to the unbridled transports of passion."
What part of speech is unbridled?
Unbridled is an adjective.

Words near unbridled in the dictionary

  1. unbridgeable
  2. unbridgeableness
  3. unbridgeably
  4. unbridged
  5. unbridle
  6. unbridled
  7. unbridledly
  8. unbridledness
  9. unbridles
  10. unbridling
  11. unbrief

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