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UNFETTERED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unfettered mean?
• UNFETTERED (adjective)
The adjective UNFETTERED has 1 sense:
1. not bound by shackles and chains
Familiarity information: UNFETTERED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not bound by shackles and chains
Synonyms:
unchained; unfettered; unshackled; untied
Similar:
unbound (not restrained or tied down by bonds)
Context examples
I will not say what consideration I might give to that point myself, Mr. Copperfield, if I were unfettered.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
In fact, so far as our powers extend, they are unfettered, and we are free to use them.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
That means your very best period, when Mars will be unfettered with the constraints of Mercury and will still be in Capricorn, will be March 10 until March 30.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
She is what we call in England a tomboy, with a strong nature, wild and free, unfettered by any sort of traditions.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“At the same time, I was going to say, if it had been my lot to have my hands unfettered—if I had not a partner—Mr. Jorkins—”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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