Hamperless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a hamper (basket of food, etc.). not-comparable

    "September 1868, Oscar Wilde:, letter to his mother […] ye delight of two boys at ye hamper and the sorrow of ye hamperless boy."

Example

More examples

"September 1868, Oscar Wilde:, letter to his mother […] ye delight of two boys at ye hamper and the sorrow of ye hamperless boy."

Etymology

From hamper + -less.

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