unbridled
pronunciation
How to pronounce unbridled in British English:
UK [ʌnˈbraɪdld]
How to pronounce unbridled in American English:
US [ʌnˈbraɪdld]
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- Adjective:
- not restrained or controlled
Word Origin
- unbridled (adj.)
- late 14c., originally in figurative sense of "unrestrained, ungoverned," from un- (1) "not" + bridled (see bridle (v.)). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ongebreidelt. Literal sense of "not fitted with a bridle" (of horses) is not recorded before 1550s. The verb unbridle (see un- (2)) is attested from c. 1400 in the literal sense; mid-15c. in the figurative sense.
Example
- 1. Girls reserved for a long time is very tired . When you stay alone you can be unbridled once .
- 2. Especially now , the world has misgivings about unbridled american capitalism .
- 3. Unbridled use of short-selling can be destructive of value and contrary to growth and investment .
- 4. Gaze upon your partner with an expression of either romantic contentment or unbridled lust .
- 5. An adviser to the chinese central bank called unbridled printing of dollars the biggest risk to the global economy and said china should use currency policy and capital controls to cushion itself from external shocks .