unsaddled
1
4.9
An animal, usually a horse, that has no saddle on its back
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsædld/
:
sin silla
- unsaddled horse
Examples
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Two riders up, one still unsaddled.
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When I was five, my uncle once seated me on an unsaddled horse as a joke.
Fiction book (1998) -
A procession of heavily armed English soldiers winds its way toward London, Wallace strapped to an unsaddled horse, his head bare to the sun.
Fiction book (1995) -
The horse stood patiently in the field, unsaddled and enjoying the warm sun on its back.
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After the long ride, they let the unsaddled horse graze freely in the meadow.
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The trainer decided to let the unsaddled horse rest for a while before saddling it again.
Synonyms
saddleless
vsunsaddled
6.1
Without a saddle on a horse or pony
means the same but uses a past-participle adjective form
Antonyms
How Saddled
saddled
2.5
unsaddled
1
4.9
1
4.9
Surface Forms
unsaddled positive
Morphology
Etymology
Unsaddled is made from un- meaning 'not' and saddle, the seat put on a horse, so a helpful image is a horse standing 'not wearing a saddle'.