unreserved

adjective

un·​re·​served ˌən-ri-ˈzərvd How to pronounce unreserved (audio)
1
: not limited or partial : entire, unqualified
unreserved enthusiasm
2
: not cautious or reticent : frank, open
3
: not set aside for special use
unreservedly adverb

Examples of unreserved in a Sentence

Seating at the concert will be unreserved. I have nothing but unreserved admiration for him.
Recent Examples on the Web The restaurant can take me only on a Monday at 5:30 p.m. for the last unreserved duck? Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 All four expressed unreserved support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Netanyahu said. Bloomberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023 Murdoch closed News of the World as a result in 2011, issued an unreserved apology in 2012 to those who were hacked and has continued to settle cases related to it. Brian Melley, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023 Of the 20 million daily passengers, six out of seven hold unreserved tickets, according to Indian Railways, particularly on suburban trains: streaming in and out of the crowded cars as the trains make their stops in small towns and cities. Hari Kumar, New York Times, 11 June 2023 Whatever remained of that feminist upsurge now felt eclipsed by widespread backlash; in 2022, a new President had been elected on a platform of unreserved misogyny. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023 That’s the same number of unreserved lawn tickets that was available for last year’s season, but now the unreserved lawn area — which were behind Row T last year — will be behind Row Z. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022 But the best take was at Symphony Hall, where Arthur Fiedler and his Boston Pops were welcoming patrons for $2.50 (floor), $1.50 (balcony), or $.50 (unreserved). Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023 My eyes were eager and unreserved. New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unreserved was in 1538

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“Unreserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreserved. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

unreserved

adjective
un·​re·​served ˌən-ri-ˈzərvd How to pronounce unreserved (audio)
1
: not held in reserve : not kept back
unreserved enthusiasm
2
: having or showing no reserve in manner or speech
unreservedly adverb

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