Handkerchiefless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a handkerchief or handkerchieves. not-comparable

    "The younger children were mere pocket-handkerchiefless brats, whose mission on earth seemed to be to get in the way and have their ears boxed..."

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"The younger children were mere pocket-handkerchiefless brats, whose mission on earth seemed to be to get in the way and have their ears boxed..."

Etymology

From handkerchief + -less.

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