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unfettered.

Not bound by chains or shackles.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈfɛtəd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/US
  1. Not bound by chains or shackles.

  2. Not restricted.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fettered English unfettered From un- + fettered.

verb/ʌnˈfɛtəd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/US
  1. simple past and past participle of unfetter

    form-of · participle · past
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