unobstructedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnəbˈstrʌktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənəbˈstrəktəd/ Not obstructed.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not hindering or encumbering > not hindered or encumbered
freeeOE
unletted?a1425
unimpeachedc1430
frank1481
nearc1520
untangled1539
unclogged1548
uncumbered1551
unprevented1572
cumberless1581
unentangleda1586
undebarred1595
unstayed1600
disencumbered1611
unhindered1615
unretarded1615
unstopped1621
unobstructed1648
unengaged1653
extricated1657
unbeclogged1674
unhampered1702
unembarrassed1708
unencumbered1722
unstemmed1732
disembarrassed1741
unstifled1742
unimpeded1760
smooth1792
untrammelled1795
unintercepted1814
unmired1834
frictionless1848
unsmothereda1849
unbalked1888
unlocked1890
1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xxi. §2 392 The species that enter into our mindes through clean and unobstructed organs, are the clearer.
1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iii. v. sig. R6v Like powerful winds that dissipate Infectious damps in unobstructed state.
a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 137 in Wks. (1721) II. From thence o'er the celestial Vast, Eyes unobstructed cast.
1749 W. Melmoth Lett. by Sir Thomas Fitzosborne II. lxi. 117 Much caution is necessary to give a fine taste its full and unobstructed effect.
1808 M. T. Kemble Day after Wedding 6 You hope to glide along the stream of life, unobstructed by the shoals of misfortune.
1859 S. Parkinson Treat. Optics ii. ii. 241 The eye having an unobstructed view through the hole.
1917 E. Wharton Summer v. 53 Before sunset the clouds dissolved again, and the western light rained its unobstructed brightness on the valley.
1943 Triumphs of Engin. 129/2 Designed for a continuous and unobstructed movement of material.
2006 ‘L. Burana’ Try i. 3 A cul-de-sac that offered residents an unobstructed view of the freeway.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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