Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Unseen.
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- adjective Not
beholden .
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- adjective free of moral obligation
Etymologies
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Examples
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I am doubtless an old fashioned girl: "unbeholden" makes perfect sense to me, meaning "not owing anyone anything" or something like that.
A Word Some Reviewer Will Call Foul Gregory Feeley 2006
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My poem employs the word "unbeholden," meaning not obliged to anyone.
A Word Some Reviewer Will Call Foul Gregory Feeley 2006
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My poem employs the word "unbeholden," meaning not obliged to anyone.
Archive 2006-01-01 Gregory Feeley 2006
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SC, Palace stonewall on ruling Allies harp on need for 'unbeholden' chief justice
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How unusual and refreshing it is to witness individuals so unbeholden to busy.
Lynn Casteel Harper: The Elimination Of Busy: The Spiritual Discipline Of Being Present Lynn Casteel Harper 2011
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How unusual and refreshing it is to witness individuals so unbeholden to busy.
Lynn Casteel Harper: The Elimination Of Busy: The Spiritual Discipline Of Being Present Lynn Casteel Harper 2011
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Huntsman's relatives and friends describe him frequently as an independent thinker, unbeholden to any church or party doctrine.
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How unusual and refreshing it is to witness individuals so unbeholden to busy.
Lynn Casteel Harper: The Elimination Of Busy: The Spiritual Discipline Of Being Present Lynn Casteel Harper 2011
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How unusual and refreshing it is to witness individuals so unbeholden to busy.
Lynn Casteel Harper: The Elimination Of Busy: The Spiritual Discipline Of Being Present Lynn Casteel Harper 2011
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That posture suited him well, allowing him to embrace his centrism and remain unbeholden to the left wing of the Democratic Party.
Could Charlie Crist in 2010 Be a Repeat of Joe Lieberman in 2006? Arian Campo-Flores 2010
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