wide-open

Definitions of wide-open
  1. adjective
    open wide
    “left the doors wide-open”
    synonyms:
    open, unfastened
    affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
  2. adjective
    lax in enforcing laws
    “a wide-open town”
    synonyms: lawless
    unlawful
    contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
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