Crossword clues for unbridled
unbridled
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International 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.
Lands deluged by unbridled floods.
--Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*bri"dled*ness, n.
--Abp. Leighton.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
1 not fitted with a bridle 2 without restraint or boundary v
(en-simple past of: unbridle)
WordNet
adj. not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage" [syn: unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned]
Wikipedia
Unbridled (March 5, 1987 – October 18, 2001) was a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. Unbridled retired with a career record of eight wins, six places and six shows in 24 starts, and $4,489,475 in career earnings. Unbridled had a rivalry with Summer Squall over their three- and four-year-old seasons. Summer Squall defeated Unbridled in four of their six meetings.
Usage examples of "unbridled".
The old communal rights are thus re-asserted, as if to prove how contrary unbridled individualism is to human nature.
Lolli looked on with unbridled envy, wishing that his stiff weapon were reaming her and not the unknown girl.
But in parts of her person over which thought held no swaythe lower portion of her insides, for examplethere were unmistakable stirrings of unbridled lust.
With steady eyes surveyed the unbridled scene, Himself impassive, silent, self-contained: So sat the Indian prince, with brow unblanched, Amid the tortured and the torturers.
He stood in the grip of unbridled wrath, holding the sword in both hands.
By: Helen Dickson Synopsis: Blake gave a laugh of unbridled amusement.
Having no idea who Blake was, who had intruded on what had promised to be a night of unbridled passion, Lord Forbes continued to glare at him.
Blake gave a laugh of unbridled amusement, doubting the truth of her statement.
Do you prize unbridled licence above peace and security, above life itself?
Restless, impatient, hungry for direction and disposed to unbridled enthusiasm, the Reparationists awaited the revelations of the master.
When the Lord and Lady Rowan put the piece of a star in his chest, that pure, unbridled elemental power brought the dragon nature out, making it more dominant.
More spells split mantlets or loosed demons that lashed out with unbridled ferocity.
At best you will see other Dragons gathering to oppose recklessness or unbridled ambition.
Both might come in time, but in this present moment there was only raw energy, yet unbridled by maturity of judgment.
The clouds veiling the darkening sky were suddenly rent asunder by a blast of silvery radiance as bright and unbridled as a lightning flash, cascading from the sky in a molten stream.