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WIDE-OPEN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lax in enforcing laws
Example:
a wide-open town
Synonyms:
lawless; wide-open
Classified under:
Similar:
unlawful (contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Open wide
Example:
left the doors wide-open
Classified under:
Similar:
open; unfastened (affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed)
