unbounded

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It came into a land wide, unbounded, apparently untracked by man, and seemingly set beyond the limit of man's wanderings.

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  1. adjective Having no boundaries or limits: unbounded space.
  2. adjective Not kept within bounds; unrestrained: unbounded enthusiasm.

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  • Fellow of the Royal and Linnæan Societies; a gentleman whose zeal for the advancement of the science is unbounded, and whose labours to that end, as well as his endeavours to render botany of universal benefit, by combining the useful with the pleasing —  A Snail's Eye View
  • The oscillator is unbounded, and pivots about the zero line. —  Afraid to Trade.com Blog
  • The playing field for potential optimizations is nearly unbounded, and with enough effort you can reduce just about everything to constant time. —  Stevey's Blog Rants
  • As Sir John's liberality was unbounded, and Ellis's professional prospects rather hazy--his practice at Harley End being chiefly confined to the very poor, who went on the advice gratis system, and expected to have medicine given them into the bargain--the negotiation was soon concluded to the satisfaction of both parties Towards evening Harry became more restless; the pain of his wound increased, and feverish symptoms began to make their appearance. —  Frank Fairlegh Scenes From The Life Of A Private Pupil
  • Whilst these affairs are going on in the forum for the purpose of appeasing the disturbances, the consuls in the mean time had armed the several gates and the walls, lest the Sabines or the Veientian enemy should make any move Footnote 123: Forgetful of the consular, &c.;_--i.e. forgetful of the limits of the consular authority; acting in the same manner as if its power were unbounded, and admitted no appeal 18. —  The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
 

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/ənˈbaʊndɛd/
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