unconstrainingadj.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective]
largeda1382
softc1405
largea1450
laxc1450
remissa1500
milda1530
gentle1533
slender1577
relax1609
unconstraining1644
unoppressive1648
inoppressive1661
unaustere1741
undespotic1821
light-touch1949
the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not compelling
unnecessitating1638
unconstraining1644
1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 17 Those unwritt'n, or at least unconstraining laws of vertuous education.
1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 80 When the Allurements to Vice were strong, and the ingagements to Duty but weak and unconstraining.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1644- citron pudding
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- citron-coloured
- citron-hued
- citron-scented
- citron-yellow
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- citroned
- citronella
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- citronella oil
- citronellal
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- citronelle
- citronelle oil
- citronelle tea
- citronellic
- citronellic acid