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Unchecked vs Curbless - What's the difference?

unchecked | curbless |

As adjectives the difference between unchecked and curbless

is that unchecked is unrestrained or not held back while curbless is without restraint; uncurbed, unchecked.

As a verb unchecked

is (uncheck).

unchecked

English

Alternative forms

* uncheckt (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unrestrained or not held back.
  • Not examined for accuracy, efficiency, etc.
  • (computing, of a check box) Not checked (ticked or enabled).
  • (crossword puzzles, of a square) Part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both).
    • Derived terms
    *unch

    Etymology 2

    See (uncheck)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (uncheck)

    • curbless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Without restraint; uncurbed, unchecked.
  • * 1856 , Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge, The North American Review?
    • His force was the preternatural activity of a strong imagination, which, curbless and uncontrolled, bore him whithersoever it would.
  • Without a curb (raised margin).
  • * 2008 , Wendy A Jordan, Universal Design for the Home
    • Both the long, angled wall and another, shorter wall in the curbless shower contain glass block windows that provide natural light...