open-ended

open-ended
/oh"peuhn en"did/, adj.
1. not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
2. allowing for future changes, revisions, or additions: open-ended agreements.
3. having no fixed answer: an open-ended question.
[1815-25; OPEN + END1 + -ED3]

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