unpinioned

adjective

un·​pinioned

¦ən+

1

: having no pinions

2

: not bound by or as if by pinions

perfectly free and unpinioned

—Edward Grey

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + pinioned

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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