unregimented

adjective

un·​regimented

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1

: not organized or disciplined in military regiments

unregimented soldiers roved the countryside

2

: not dominated by a tightly organized social or economic system : independent, individualistic

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + regimented, past participle of regiment

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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