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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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BREATHLESSLY adv.
In a breathless manner.
BREATHLESSNESS n.
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
BREEZELESS a.
Motionless; destitute of breezes. A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul. Shenstone.
BRIBELESS a.
Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes. From thence to heaven's bribeless hall. Sir W. Raleigh.
BRIDGELESS a.
Having no bridge; not bridged.
BRIEFLESS a.
Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister.
BRIMLESS a.
Having no brim; as, brimless caps.
BROWLESS a.
Without shame. L. Addison.
BURLESQUE a. 6 definitions
eated with mock gravity; jocular; ironical. It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras. Addison.
BURLESQUER n.
One who burlesques.
BUSHLESS a.
Free from bushes; bare. O'er the long backs of the bushless downs. Tennyson.
CADILESKER n.
A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.
CALESCENCE n.
Growing warmth; increasing heat.
CANDLESTICK n.
An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.
CARELESS a. 4 definitions
from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted. Spenser. Sleep she as sound as careless infancy. Shak.
CARELESSLY adv.
In a careless manner.
CARELESSNESS n.
The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
CARPETLESS a.
Without a carpet.
CAULESCENT a.
Having a leafy stem.
CAUSELESS a. 3 definitions
Without just or sufficient reason; groundless. My fears are causeless and ungrounded. Denham.
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