indefinitely

adv
/ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtli/

Etymology

From indefinite + -ly.

  1. derived from indēfīnītus
  2. formed as indefinitely — “indefinite + -ly

Definitions

  1. In a manner that is not definite.

    • an indefinitely determined fossil
  2. For a long time, with no defined end.

    • It was a dark, horsehairy place with a sort of abandon-hope atmosphere that seemed suitable for people that had no money, and who were going indefinitely into pawn.
    • For it would surely improve the domestic standing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an unbudgeable hawk, and thereby indefinitely delay peace on that Middle Eastern front.
  3. Forever.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at indefinitely. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at indefinitely. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at indefinitely

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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