Hearingless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unable to hear; deaf. not-comparable
"With each sudden pierce of lightning, the girl imagined she was hanging from the eaves as some sightless, hearingless, throatless, stony gargoyle -- a lifeless condition that would offer safety."
- 2 Of a legislative or court proceeding, without conducting a hearing. not-comparable
"The Judge held that a hearingless attachment based upon a "hearsay complaint and conclusory affidavit without any judicial inquiry" violates procedural due process."
Example
More examples"With each sudden pierce of lightning, the girl imagined she was hanging from the eaves as some sightless, hearingless, throatless, stony gargoyle -- a lifeless condition that would offer safety."
Etymology
From hearing + -less.
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