untrammeled

[ uhn-tram-uhld ]

adjective

1. without restraint or impediment; unhindered:

   The sermon called out reckless and untrammeled greed as the most serious spiritual problem in the country.

2. not developed; untouched:

   Whether in urban pocket parks or distant untrammeled wilderness, being active outdoors restores and recharges us.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untrammeled¹

un- ¹( def ) + trammeled

Example Sentences

It could be a thoughtless joke, reading a banned book, harboring migrants marked for deportation, impeding untrammeled “drill-baby-drill” resource extraction, or attending an underground reproductive health clinic that sends us to the new Trump gulag.

From Salon

Shea said he found civil servants’ untrammeled advice useful when he was a presidential appointee.

From Los Angeles Times

Quick with a joke — or a jab — he proved irresistible to innumerable reporters, and millions of voters, who devoured his untrammeled style of slash-and-burn rhetoric.

From New York Times

He argued for untrammeled Second Amendment rights and the self-reliance afforded by firepower.

From Seattle Times

Black Tomato is planning private group treks to untrammeled destinations like the Mitre Peninsula in Argentina’s Patagonia region, priced at more than $60,000 per person.

From New York Times

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