untethered
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- untethered (adj.)
- 1775, past participle adjective from untether (v.).
Example
- 1. China gave domestic consumer-oriented stocks a boost over the weekend when it untethered china 's yuan from the dollar , changing a status quo in place since mid-2008 .