Fordless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a ford. not-comparable

    "Between our human nature and the nature they desiderate there is a deep and fordless river, over which they can throw no bridge, and all their talk supposes that we shall be able to fly or wade across it […]"

Example

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"Between our human nature and the nature they desiderate there is a deep and fordless river, over which they can throw no bridge, and all their talk supposes that we shall be able to fly or wade across it […]"

Etymology

From ford + -less.

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