unreservedadj.n.

1538 King Henry VIII Let. to T. Wyatt 16 Oct. in T. Wyatt Wks. (1816) (modernized text) II. 498 He will..send to my Lady Regent..full and unreserved power..to..conclude the same upon reasonable conditions.

1614 T. Jackson Third Bk. Comm. Apostles Creede iii. i. 119 The Pope is an vsurper, and a rebell, that dares in deeds and substance chalenge the soueraignety from him.., by making claime to this vnlimited, vnreserued obedience.

1641 F. Rous Catholick Charitie i. 12 Hee that dwelleth in this generall and unreserved love, God, who is love, dwelleth in him and he in God.

a1729 J. Rogers 19 Serm. (1735) 311 An entire unreserved Obedience to his Commands.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lix. 275 A determination so entire and unreserved.

1796 W. F. Mavor Hist. Acct. Voy., Trav., & Discov. IV. 70 He..behaved with so much generosity and greatness of soul, that he was not content with an unreserved apology, he paid for Milne's passage to Panama.

1803 Ann. Reg. 1802 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 17/1 He was disposed to give them his cordial and unreserved support, in the expectation that they would continue to deserve it.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian ii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 33 A friend,..whose attachment deserved her full and unreserved confidence.

1897 Westm. Rev. Jan. 102 His appreciation of Quesnay and his school is unreserved.

1950 J. Dunner Republic of Israel vii. 108 He reversed the position which he had taken..and lent his unreserved support to the Jewish State.

1991 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 5 Dec. 24/1 (advt.) The book has met with unreserved enthusiasm from specialists and casual music lover alike.

2012 J. Edmiston & L. Kormornick Sterling Redempt. v. 20 The Express agreed to publish an unreserved apology.

1654 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 2nd Pt. i. 50 This free and unreserv'd Declaration of the Princesse, gave my Master a satisfaction that drove away all his feares, and calm'd his displeasures.

1682 T. Jacombe Abraham's Death 46 He was so honest and true, as always to think what he spake; and (for the most part) so un-reserv'd, as to speak what he thought.

1713 J. Addison Let. in A. Pope Corr. 2 Nov. (1956) I. 197 That we have lived many years together, in an unreserved conversation.

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift ii. 15 Her manners were humane, polite, easy, and unreserved.

1812 H. T. Kitchener Lett. Marriage II. xx. 64 The modern fashions in dress, and the flighty unreserved behaviour of many women of irreproachable character, are doubtless two of the causes of the unfavourable opinion which the dissipated of our sex have formed of them.

1884 American 8 277 Mr. Bright was more unreserved in his language.

1913 G. Taylor Relig. in Social Action iv. 72 The manner of his speech becomes more direct and plain, more unreserved and confidential.

1958 M. Bottrall Every Man a Phoenix vi. 118 He was not habitually an unreserved man, and the tension between his strong emotion and his customary reticence is clearly to be seen in [etc.].

2005 J. Mills Treating Attachment Pathol. ix. 282 She usually avoids direct eye contact except for..when she becomes more unreserved and animated in response to my questions or comments.

1789 Oracle 18 Nov. The finest assemblage of Cabinet Furniture that we ever saw offered to public and unreserved sale.

1812 Morning Chron. 23 Mar. (advt.) On Wednesday next, at twelve o'clock, he shall submit for unreserved sale by auction..a select collection of twenty-two valuable paintings.

1830 Circular to Bankers 8 Jan. 194/2 A gentleman in Kent..has an annual unreserved sale of such small timber as is used for the making of carts, waggons, gates, hurdles, hop-poles, ladders, joists, small rafters, and the like.

1903 Mark Lane Express 26 Oct. 449/2 On the fourth of next month Messrs. Sexton, Grimwade, and Beck will hold an unreserved sale of Shire horses.

1996 R. Zimmermann in R. Zimmermann & D. Visser Southern Cross vii. 241 In an unreserved auction the seller is bound to allow the article to go to the highest bidder.

1828 Manch. Guardian 27 Sept. Collegiate Church. Seats in the Patrons' Gallery... Reserved for Patrons... Unreserved Seats.

1853 Musical World 9 Apr. 231/1 Doubtless it [sc. the audience] would have been much greater had the committee not have [sic] injudiciously raised the price of the unreserved tickets.

1918 L. J. Vance False Faces xvi. 235 There were no unreserved tables, indeed few vacant chairs, in that part of the room.

1935 Times of India 17 June 9/6 The filling of the four reserved vacancies in every twelve should not be postponed until the eight unreserved vacancies have been filled.

1989 Daily Tel. 22 July 17/8 Spectators would clamber over the unreserved seats towards the front row..to obtain a closer view.

2008 D. Lodge Deaf Sentence (2009) xiii. 175 Our seat reservations would be invalid, and we would have to join a Gadarene rush for unreserved seats on the next train.

1756 W. Cowper in Connoisseur No. 119. 720 The character of the open and unreserved, who thinks it a breach of friendship to conceal any thing from his intimates.

1823 Inq. how Far Nature & Educ. determine Char. Man xiii. 281 The unreserved readily hold intercourse even with strangers.

1902 E. T. Fowler Fuel of Fire xiii. 212 The unreserved have powers of concealment which are denied to the naturally silent.