unfettered
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un·fet·ter
(ŭn-fĕt′ər)tr.v. un·fet·tered, un·fet·ter·ing, un·fet·ters
1. To free from fetters or other physical bonds.
2. To free from restraints or inhibitions.
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unfettered
(ʌnˈfɛtəd)adj
released from physical or mental bonds; unrestrained
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Adj. | 1. | unfettered - not bound by shackles and chains unbound - not restrained or tied down by bonds |
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unfettered
adjective uncontrolled, free, unlimited, unchecked, unbridled, unrestrained, untrammelled, unconstrained, unconfined, unshackled Unfettered free trade is an ideal, never achieved.
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unfettered
adj (fig) → frei, unbehindert (by von); right, power, freedom → uneingeschränkt
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