uncurbed

adjective

un·​curbed

¦ən+

: not curbed : not restrained or held back

sat erect in his saddle with the innate confidence of the uncurbed

—Francis Hackett

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + curbed, past participle of curb

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