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  • adjective Without a pad or pads (in various senses).

Etymologies

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pad +‎ -less

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Examples

  • “That's so sweet,” she said as she covered the peaks with the beige padless cups.

    The Fallen Oak Nathaniel Tower 2011

  • A month later I was “padless” you know what I mean! and was happily sporting wood soon thereafter.

    The small c and me « BuzzMachine 2009

  • Some other poor sucker may go padless on one leg because of the same lack of clarity.

    Are You Advertising One Knee or Two? Harry 2008

  • "When I first got here, I thought I wasn't going to be able to find anybody to hang out with," said the 6-foot-3, 225-pound junior-to-be, one of six quarterback prospects for the Eagles, who opened spring drills with a padless workout Wednesday afternoon.

    Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

  • Most teams go padless late in the season, and some very rarely wear them once camp breaks, in an effort to keep players fresh in a long season.

    SI.com 2009

  • Most teams go padless late in the season, and some very rarely wear them once camp breaks, in an effort to keep players fresh in a long season.

    SI.com 2009

  • Despite the clean slate, the Illini, padless for four months, had some frustration lingering after their season-ending loss to Northwestern.

    The Daily Illini - The Independent Student Newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871 2009

  • After two days of padless drills, coach Urban Meyer and his staff wanted to see how the team would respond to hitting.

    GatorCountry.com - Latest Headlines 2009

  • Either that, or have one of Billy Collins Jr. family memmbers beat the $hit out Panama Lewis with a pair of padless boxing gloves.

    Doghouse Boxing News 2009

  • The result: a padless workout on the shore of Lake Washington that was an undeniably pleasant way to spend more than 90 minutes in the sun.

    The Seattle Times 2009

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