Reinless

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not having, or not governed by, reins.

    "Lo! with reinless speed A black Tartarian horse of giant frame Comes trampling o’er the dead; the living bleed Beneath the hoofs of that tremendous steed, On which, like to an Angel, robed in white, Sate one waving a sword;—the hosts recede […]"

  2. 2
    Not checked or restrained. broadly

Synonyms

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abandoneddisobedientgo goheadstrongheadyimmoderate

Example

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"Lo! with reinless speed A black Tartarian horse of giant frame Comes trampling o’er the dead; the living bleed Beneath the hoofs of that tremendous steed, On which, like to an Angel, robed in white, Sate one waving a sword;—the hosts recede […]"

Etymology

From rein + -less.

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