briefless
having no brief.
having no clients, as a lawyer.
Origin of briefless
1Other words from briefless
- brief·less·ly, adverb
- brief·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby briefless
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How to use briefless in a sentence
Bissett was a fellow member of the Middle Temple, as contentedly briefless as himself.
Uncanny Tales | VariousHe was a briefless barrister of the Inner Temple, and resided with his father till the period of his death.
Old and New London | Walter ThornburyIt sets forth the uninteresting fortunes of an insignificant person, one John Stiles, a briefless barrister.
Reviews | Oscar WildeWhat could a briefless barrister do better than throw himself upon the law?
You think a briefless lawyer of thirty can go it alone, do you, even against the whole city government?
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him | Paul Leicester Ford
British Dictionary definitions for briefless
/ (ˈbriːflɪs) /
(said of a barrister) without clients
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