"unregulated" meaning in English

See unregulated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unregulated [comparative], most unregulated [superlative]
Etymology: un- + regulated. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|regulated}} un- + regulated Head templates: {{en-adj}} unregulated (comparative more unregulated, superlative most unregulated)
  1. Not regulated: not subject to any regulations. Synonyms: nonregulated Translations (not regulated): ureguleret (Danish), sääntelemätön (Finnish), säännöstelemätön (Finnish), uregulert (Norwegian Bokmål), uregulert (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-unregulated-en-adj-BLulRf6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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