Spouseless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without a spouse; unmarried. not-comparable
"But the new majority materialized only because The Times chose to use survey data that counted, as spouseless women, teenagers 15 through 17 — almost 90 percent of whom were living with their parents."
Example
More examples"But the new majority materialized only because The Times chose to use survey data that counted, as spouseless women, teenagers 15 through 17 — almost 90 percent of whom were living with their parents."
Etymology
From Middle English spouselees, spowseles; equivalent to spouse + -less.
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