unrestrained
pronunciation
How to pronounce unrestrained in British English:
UK [ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd]
How to pronounce unrestrained in American English:
US [ˌʌnrɪˈstrend]
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- Adjective:
- not subject to restraint
- extravagant or extreme
- marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
- richly and brilliantly colorful
Word Origin
- unrestrained (adj.)
- 1580s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of restrain (v.). Related: Unrestrainedly.
Example
- 1. But they have also been a conduit for unusual debate about the dangers of unrestrained nationalism .
- 2. When lipolysis is unrestrained , fatty acid levels are elevated , which can initiate and worsen obesity and type 2 diabetes .
- 3. Being led by a single person who is hard to challenge is a recipe for a financial institution slipping into unrestrained risk-taking .
- 4. The bank for international settlements has long warned of the dangers of unrestrained credit growth and asset price inflation .
- 5. If they prefer to defend individually the principle of tax sovereignty , they will see the continuing de facto evaporation of their nominal sovereignty through unrestrained tax competition .