Unlimitedness

Unlimitedness
Unlimited Un*lim"it*ed, a. 1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited expanse of ocean. [1913 Webster]

2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms. ``Nothing doth more prevail than unlimited generalities.'' --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted. [1913 Webster]

Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy his justice. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*lim"it*ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un*lim"it*ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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