open-endedly

adverb

In an open-ended manner; indefinitely; freely.

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Meanings

adverbopen-endedly (comparative more open-endedly, superlative most open-endedly)

comparative more open-endedly · superlative most open-endedly

  1. In an open-ended manner; indefinitely; freely.

    It’s a huge all-encompassing environmental force, determining the lives of everyone, open-endedly.

    2013, John Lancaster, “When did you get hooked?”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 7

Origin

From open-ended + -ly.

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Translations

Polish bezterminowo
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Cite this entry
APA

open-endedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-endedly

MLA

“open-endedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-endedly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open-endedly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-endedly.

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