Netless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking a net. not-comparable

    "In the demo, this drama is captured by footage of a teenager, small and spindly, walking across a vacant lot, basketball in hand, to a netless court in a nearby school yard."

  2. 2
    Without Internet access. not-comparable

    "For the netless, id [software company] plans to ship 500,000 copies of a CD-ROM-based version to retail stores."

Example

More examples

"In the demo, this drama is captured by footage of a teenager, small and spindly, walking across a vacant lot, basketball in hand, to a netless court in a nearby school yard."

Etymology

From net + -less.

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