briefless
Americanadjective
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having no brief.
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having no clients, as a lawyer.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brieflessly adverb
- brieflessness noun
Etymology
Origin of briefless
Example Sentences
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After a brief and briefless stab at the law in Manhattan, his Transcript record got him a job with Edward Bok for a spirited, 18-month campaign against quack patent medicines in the Ladies' Home Journal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many a briefless man of the law sends his card around to the occupants of the various prisons.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
In London you certainly were a briefless barrister.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile
Bissett was a fellow member of the Middle Temple, as contentedly briefless as himself.
From Uncanny Tales by Various
"Better be a successful attorney, madam, than a briefless barrister," he observed, when she finished.
From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
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