"confineless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more confineless [comparative], most confineless [superlative]
Etymology: From confine + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confine|less}} confine + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} confineless (comparative more confineless, superlative most confineless)
  1. Boundless.
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