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un⋅bound⋅ed

[uhn-boun-did]
–adjective
1. having no limits, borders, or bounds.
2. unrestrained; uncontrolled: unbounded enthusiasm.

Origin:
1590–1600; un- 1 + bound 3 + -ed 3


un⋅bound⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
un⋅bound⋅ed⋅ness, noun


1. limitless, immense, vast, infinite, immeasurable. 2. unconfined, immoderate.
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un·bound·ed   (ŭn-boun'dĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Having no boundaries or limits: unbounded space.

  2. Not kept within bounds; unrestrained: unbounded enthusiasm.

un·bound'ed·ly adv., un·bound'ed·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unbounded 
1598, "not limited in extent," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of verb form of bound (n.). Sense of "generous, profuse, liberal" is recorded from 1704.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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