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indefinitely

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in⋅def⋅i⋅nite

  [in-def-uh-nit]
Use indefinitely in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
2. not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future.
3. Grammar.
a. indefinite article.
b. indefinite pronoun.
4. Botany.
a. very numerous or not easily counted, as stamens.
b. (of an inflorescence) indeterminate.
Origin:
1520–30; < L indēfīnītus. See in- 3 , definite

Related forms:
in⋅def⋅i⋅nite⋅ly, adverb
in⋅def⋅i⋅nite⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unspecified; indeterminate. 2. imprecise, inexact, indistinct, confusing, vague, uncertain.

Antonyms:
1, 2. determinate. 2. clear, specific.
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in·def·i·nite   (ĭn-děf'ə-nĭt)   
adj.  Not definite, especially:
a. Unclear; vague.
in·def'i·nite·ly adv., in·def'i·nite·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

indefinite 
1530, from L. indefinitus, from in- "not" + definitus (see definite).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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