FREEWHEELING


Meaning of FREEWHEELING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfrē-ˈhwē-liŋ, -ˈwē- ]

adjective

Date: 1931

: free and loose in form or manner: as

a. : heedless of social norms or niceties

the raider style of his freewheeling father — Garry Wills

b. : not repressed or restrained

freewheeling promiscuity

a freewheeling competitive spirit

c. : not bound by formal rules, procedures, or guidelines

a freewheeling investigation

d. : loose and undisciplined : not defensive

a freewheeling style of hockey

• free·wheel·ing·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.