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indeterminately

/ˌɪndɪˈtɝmɪnɪtli/ adv

In an indeterminate manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'terminus' meaning 'boundary, end.' Determine is 'to set boundaries' (de- 'down' + terminus) — to fix limits. Indeterminate is 'not bounded.' The same root gives us terminate (end), terminal (end point), and exterminate (drive beyond boundaries, destroy). The breakdown in+de+termin+ate+ly shows the root 'termin' (boundary). The PIE root *ter- means 'to cross over, pass through,' which evolved to 'boundary.'

adv In an indeterminate manner.

The boundaries of the property were marked indeterminately, leading to disputes.

(副词) 不确定地；模糊地

该地产的边界被模糊地标记，引发了纠纷。

(adverbio) De manera indeterminada.

Los límites de la propiedad estaban marcados de manera indeterminada, lo que provocó disputas.

(adverbe) de manière indéterminée; indéterminément; imprécisément; vaguement [De manière indéterminée, sans limites précises ni définition claire.]

Les limites de la propriété ont été marquées de façon indéterminée, provoquant des litiges.

(Adverb) unbestimmt; vage [auf eine Weise, die nicht klar oder eindeutig festgelegt ist; unbestimmt]

Die Grenzen des Grundstücks waren **indeterminately** markiert, was zu Streitigkeiten führte.

(副詞) 不確定に、曖昧な状態で

土地の境界はあいまいな印しか付けられていなかったため、争いへと発展した。

(advérbio) indeterminadamente [De maneira indeterminada.]

Os limites da propriedade foram demarcados de forma indeterminada, gerando disputas.

Synonyms: indefinitely vaguely uncertainly ambiguously unclearly imprecisely loosely arbitrarily Antonyms: determinately definitely precisely exactly

Related words

determinate determine determination predetermined determinism indeterminable terminate termination terminal terminator terminable interminable extermination

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