Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A privative adjective suffix, denoting
without ,destitute of ,not having ; as witless , childless , fatherless .
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- suffix
Lacking (something)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Until Black's lawyers and Ark Music can reach a resolution over the song, we'll be "Friday"-less for a while.
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However, the video for "Friday" was pulled off YouTube in June, leaving us "Friday"-less.
First Listen: Rebecca Black Sticks It to Critics in "My Moment" 2011
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Within the civil service, 146, 256 staff took part in strike action -less than a third of the total, according to the Cabinet Office.
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Until Black's lawyers and Ark Music can reach a resolution over the song, we'll be "Friday"-less for a while.
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The My Passport for Mac also has a 1 TB max capacity but does away with the display and FireWire in favor of the smallest footprint ever for an WD external drive -less than 3/4-inch thick-and is powered through the USB 2.0 port.
Gizmodo Andrew Tarantola 2011
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The kids in Finland are -less than 3 percent of them are in poverty.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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With a rain-delayed extra-inning Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers forcing its way into prime time on Fox, the other broadcast networks were able to take advantage of an "X Factor"-less Wednesday night of television the Rangers eventually won the game, 7-3.
NYT > Home Page By ADAM W. KEPLER 2011
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