In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely.

In an indefinite manner.

Letters from Milan, enclosed to the duchess, spoke of Carlo Ammiani's imprisonment as a matter that might be indefinitely prolonged. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

I remember once having my regiment on the march for twelve hours because the trail on which we had all been ordered to proceed necessitated the men going single file, and the infantry of a division single file stretches out indefinitely. – Average Americans by Theodore Roosevelt

" It is not exactly pleasant to have a charge of this description hanging over one indefinitely, and I have already lost time that can never be made up," I said. – The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss

But, on time other hand, it is strange that you should be content to remain here indefinitely. – The Betrayal by E. Phillips Oppenheim

But she could not keep accounts there indefinitely. – Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett

Few people remained indefinitely long at St. Helena,- few people, indeed, besides the natives and the one life prisoner, the Emperor Napoleon. – Napoleon's Young Neighbor by Helen Leah Reed

Day after day had he come in hopes of seeing Master Linseed at work, and now it seemed indefinitely postponed. – Jan of the Windmill by Juliana Horatia Ewing

It is obvious that this operation cannot go on indefinitely. – The Story of the Heavens by Robert Stawell Ball

Indeed, I'm sorely tempted to play sick indefinitely. – A Day Of Fate by E. P. Roe

However, as it was agreed that Mary could not remain with Angela indefinitely, the caller decided, after brief hesitation,- for the Studio allured in these days as never before,- to wait for her. – Angela's Business by Henry Sydnor Harrison

So it was not really very surprising that Isabel Walters, getting such a note from one of the two handsome young Mr. Carnegies, should have been in some doubt which of the two identicals it actually was, and yet should have felt indefinitely pleased and flattered at the implied attention. – The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories The Beckoning Hand--Lucretia--The Third Time--The Gold Wulfric--My Uncle's Will--The Two Carnegies--Olga Davidoff's Husband--John Cann's Treasure--Isaline and I--Professor Milliter's Dilemma--In Strict Confidence--The by Grant Allen

We might extend our remarks upon this subject indefinitely, but we have not space. – The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook

Though they had just met him within the week he was well known to them through Renshawe, a warm friend of Kenneth and the Lennoxes and the half hour over their cigars would unquestionably have lengthened out indefinitely had the women not been waiting for them in the drawing- room. – Those Dale Girls by Frank Weston Carruth

Did you think I was proposing to keep you under lock and key indefinitely?" – The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman

The sources of knowledge have been multiplied almost indefinitely. – Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 by George Boutwell

It is growing, perhaps indefinitely, by the addition of new worlds. – Creative Evolution by Henri Bergson

On the logic of the quantity theory there is no reason why prices might not mount indefinitely, if only credit could increase indefinitely. – The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

The risks of conflict are indefinitely increased. – A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease

He saw his escape indefinitely postponed. – The Huntress by Hulbert Footner

This may be continued indefinitely, and so as many numbers as desired may be multiplied together. – Instruction for Using a Slide Rule by W. Stanley