Suckless

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That does not suck or suckle. not-comparable

    "‘No, I’ll not touch it: but it looks melancholy, does it not, Ellen?’ ‘Yes,’ I observed, ‘about as starved and suckless as you: your cheeks are bloodless […]"

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"‘No, I’ll not touch it: but it looks melancholy, does it not, Ellen?’ ‘Yes,’ I observed, ‘about as starved and suckless as you: your cheeks are bloodless […]"

Etymology

From suck + -less.

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