zügellos

unbridledly, without restraint

adverb TSUE-gel-lohs Rare

Also means

licentiously, wantonly

Usage Note

Zügellos (from Zügel, reins/bridle) uses the metaphor of a horse without reins — completely uncontrolled. Zügellose Leidenschaft — unbridled passion. It implies excess and lack of self-control, more emotionally charged than schrankenlos, and often applies to passions, desires, or excesses.

Examples

"Er lebte zügellos und ohne jede Selbstkontrolle."

Natural Translation

He lived unbridledly and without any self-control.

Literal Translation

He lived without-reins and without any self-control.

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