indefinitely Definition

indefinite
adj

1. Without fixed or exact limits or clearly marked outlines.

Example: off sick for an indefinite period
2. Uncertain; vague; imprecise.

Example: was very indefinite about her plans
3. grammar.
Not referring to a particular person or thing. See also indefinite article.

Derivative: indefinitely
adverb

For an unfixed or limitless period of time
Thesaurus: endlessly, interminably, continually, continuously, inexhaustibly.

In an unclear or indecisive way
Thesaurus: vaguely, indecisively, loosely, inexactly, ambiguously, irresolutely, indistinctly, obscurely, equivocally, amorphously, generally; Antonym: positively, exactly, clearly.

Derivative: indefiniteness
noun

In an uncertain, vague or imprecise way

Etymology: 16c.