unrestrained

unrestrained
unrestrainedly /un'ri stray"nid lee/, adv.unrestrainedness, n.
/un'ri straynd"/, adj.
1. not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
2. not constrained; spontaneous: unrestrained laughter.
[1580-90; UN-1 + RESTRAINED]
Syn. 1. unchecked, unrepressed, unbridled, excessive.

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