effrenate

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adjective

Unrestrained.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveeffrenate (comparative more effrenate, superlative most effrenate)

comparative more effrenate · superlative most effrenate

  1. obsoleteUnrestrained.

Origin

  1. Latineffrēnātus“unbridled, let loose”
  2. Englisheffrenate

From Latin effrēnātus (“unbridled, let loose”), past participle of effrēnō (“unbridle, let loose”).

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APA

effrenate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effrenate

MLA

“effrenate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effrenate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effrenate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effrenate.

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