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CURELESS a.
Incapable of cure; incurable. With patience undergo A cureless ill, since fate will have it so. Dryden.
CUSHIONLESS a.
Hot furnished with a cushion. Rows of long, cushionless benches, supplying the place of pews. Hawthorne.
DALESMAN n.
One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway, etc. Macaulay.
DALLES n.
A rapid, esp. one where the channel is narrowed between rock walls. [Northwestern U. S. & Canada]
DANGERLESS a.
Free from danger. [R.]
DATELESS a.
Without date; having no fixed time.
DAUNTLESS a.
Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden. -- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n.
DEATHLESS a.
t subject to death, destruction, or extinction; immortal; undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame.
DEBTLESS a.
Free from debt. Chaucer.
DECEITLESS a.
Free from deceit. Bp. Hall.
DECREASELESS a.
ering no decrease. [R.] It [the river] flows and flows, and yet will flow, Volume decreaseless to the final hour. A. Seward.
DEEDLESS a.
Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive. Deedless in his tongue. Shak.
DEFENSELESS a.
tute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected. -- De*fense"less*ly, adv. -- De*fense"less*ness, n.
DELIGHTLESS a.
Void of delight. Thomson.
DEPTHLESS a. 2 definitions
Of measureless depth; unfathomable. In clouds of depthless night. Francis.
DESERTLESS a.
Without desert. [R.]
DESERTLESSLY adv.
Undeservedly. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
DESIGNLESS a.
Without design. [Obs.] -- De*sign"less*ly, adv. [Obs.]
DESIRELESS a.
Free from desire. Donne.
DETTELES a.
Free from debt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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