Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unlimited"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unlimited \Un*lim"it*ed\, a.
1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited
expanse of ocean.

2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions;
as, unlimited terms. ``Nothing doth more prevail than
unlimited generalities.'' --Hooker.

3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted.

Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of
mercy as may destroy his justice. --Rogers.

{Unlimited problem} (Math.), a problem which is capable of an
infinite number of solutions.

{Unlimited pump}, a kind of deep-well pump placed at the
level of the water, and operated from above ground. --
{Un*lim"it*ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un*lim"it*ed*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

unlimited
adj 1: having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory
of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited
despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of
outer space" [syn: {limitless}] [ant: {limited}]
2: without reservation or exception [syn: {outright}, {straight-out}]
3: that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an
inexhaustible supply of coal" [syn: {inexhaustible}]


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