wide-open

[ wahyd-oh-puh n ]
/ ˈwaɪdˈoʊ pən /

adjective

opened to the full extent: a wide-open window.
lacking laws or strict enforcement of laws concerning liquor, vice, gambling, etc.: a wide-open town.

Origin of wide-open

First recorded in 1850–55

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British Dictionary definitions for wide-open

wide-open

adjective (wide open when postpositive)

open to the full extent
(postpositive) exposed to attack; vulnerable
uncertain as to outcome
US informal (of a town or city) lax in the enforcement of certain laws, esp those relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol, gambling, the control of vice, etc