untetheredadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtɛðəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtɛðərd/ (un- prefix1 2.)
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective]
freeeOE
unneedc1175
easyc1200
untiedc1374
unhemmeda1400
largec1400
unrefraineda1500
rampanta1540
unmuzzleda1541
unyoked1573
yokeless1584
licensed1593
unbound1593
wild1599
broad1604
fetterless1604
unconfined1607
ungyved1607
ungaged?1617
unboundeda1625
unfettereda1631
vagabond1635
unmanacled1686
unrestricted1750
haggard-wild1786
unconstrained1796
unshackled1796
chainless1816
rioty1819
untethered1826
unwithholdena1834
bondless1845
fancy-loose1850
constraintless1865
unpressured1879
undammed1896
balls-to-the-wall1967
balls-out1968
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Untethered, not tethered.]
1826 W. A. Miles Descr. Deverel Barrow 5 [These evidences, etc.] give a free untethered flight to the imagination.
1907 Daily Chron. 6 June 5/5 Old untethered horses and donkeys..browsing on the slopes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1826