un·bri·dled

un·bri·dled
/ˌʌnˈbraıdl̩d/ adj
formal + literary : not controlled or limited : done, felt, or expressed in a free and uncontrolled way

The crowd was swept with unbridled enthusiasm.

(chiefly US) They live in an area of unbridled development. [=an area where many houses and other buildings are being built without much control by the government]


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  • un|bri|dled — «uhn BRY duhld», adjective. 1. not having a bridle on. 2. Figurative. not controlled; not restrained: »unbridled anger …   Useful english dictionary

  • bri´dle|less — bri|dle «BRY duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. the part of a harness that fits over a horse s head, used to hold him back or control him. A bridle usually consists of a headstall, bit, and reins. 2. Figurative. anything that holds back or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bri´dler — bri|dle «BRY duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. the part of a harness that fits over a horse s head, used to hold him back or control him. A bridle usually consists of a headstall, bit, and reins. 2. Figurative. anything that holds back or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bri|dle — «BRY duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. the part of a harness that fits over a horse s head, used to hold him back or control him. A bridle usually consists of a headstall, bit, and reins. 2. Figurative. anything that holds back or controls;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|bri|dle — «uhn BRY duhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to remove the bridle from (a horse). 2. Figurative. to free (a person or his faculties) from restraint: »The right approach to mathematics, then, is to unbridle the imagination (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bridled — brīˈdled adjective 1. Wearing a bridle 2. (of a bird) with markings similar to a bridle • • • Main Entry: ↑bridle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Unbridled — Un*bri dled, a. [Pref. un not + bridled.] Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions. Unbridled boldness. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Lands deluged by unbridled floods. Wordsworth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unbridledness — Unbridled Un*bri dled, a. [Pref. un not + bridled.] Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions. Unbridled boldness. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Lands deluged by unbridled floods.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unbridled — un|bri|dled [ʌnˈbraıdld] adj literary not controlled and too extreme or violent ▪ unbridled greed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unbridled — un|bri|dled [ ʌn braıdld ] adjective FORMAL free or uncontrolled in your emotions: She spoke with unbridled passion. unbridled greed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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