Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not restrained by definite limits, restrictions, or structure.
- adjective Allowing for or adaptable to change.
- adjective Inconclusive or indefinite.
- adjective Allowing for a spontaneous, unstructured response.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective allowing for a spontaneous response. Contrasted to
multiple-choice . - adjective without fixed limits or restrictions, as to tpoic or time.
- adjective allowing for future changes or revisions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
unrestricted bydefinite limits - adjective
adaptable tochange - adjective
permitting aspontaneous orunstructured response - adjective poker Of a
straight draw , made up of four consecutive cards, thus able to be completed by either of tworanks of card.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective allowing for future changes or revisions
- adjective without fixed limits or restrictions
- adjective allowing for a spontaneous response
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Examples
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He’s a very clever fellow and, through me, he was aware ofthis upcoming mission and he thought fast, and came up with a way of keeping West happy but also keeping him in the fold: he assigned West to me, as part of a long-term open-ended mission, to take part in archaeological research connected to the discovery of the Capstone.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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He’s a very clever fellow and, through me, he was aware ofthis upcoming mission and he thought fast, and came up with a way of keeping West happy but also keeping him in the fold: he assigned West to me, as part of a long-term open-ended mission, to take part in archaeological research connected to the discovery of the Capstone.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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He’s a very clever fellow and, through me, he was aware ofthis upcoming mission and he thought fast, and came up with a way of keeping West happy but also keeping him in the fold: he assigned West to me, as part of a long-term open-ended mission, to take part in archaeological research connected to the discovery of the Capstone.
Seven Deadly Wonders Matthew Reilly 2006
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Mann 1973 raised questions about the “interminability” of long-term open-ended treatment and suggested that vaguely defined goals and therapist’s countertransference problems caused inappropriately prolonged therapy.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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This is what makes being human so open-ended and laden with the potential for surprise and never-before-imagined possibilities.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Here is some unsolicited advice for the Obama administration: you essentially have four days to put US involvement in the Libya war on a path that doesn't look like open-ended quagmire.
Robert Naiman: When the House Comes Back, You're Gonna Get in Trouble Robert Naiman 2011
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Here is some unsolicited advice for the Obama administration: you essentially have four days to put US involvement in the Libya war on a path that doesn't look like open-ended quagmire.
Robert Naiman: When the House Comes Back, You're Gonna Get in Trouble Robert Naiman 2011
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Thus, I cannot fathom Mr. Halevi's suggestion that the Israelis answer this repudiation of their most basic national rights with still more unilateral concessions, in the form of an open-ended freeze on construction in the disputed territories.
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But Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. ambassador to Morocco, says the text is open-ended and broad.
Is Libya Regime Change Ultimate Goal of International Coalition? 2011
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But Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. ambassador to Morocco, says the text is open-ended and broad.
Is Libya Regime Change Ultimate Goal of International Coalition? 2011
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