hurtless
Americanadjective
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unhurt; uninjured.
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harmless; innocuous.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hurtless
First recorded in 1350–1400, hurtless is from the Middle English word hurtles. See hurt, -less
Example Sentences
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Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; Arm, it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Come, as you have played Despair with me I will play the part of Una with you and bring you hurtless from his dark cavern.
From Mathilda by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I have committed many foolish acts, but innocent and hurtless.
From The Lure of the Mask by Harrison Fisher
"If it go on bleeding like that," I thought, "it will soon be hurtless!"
From Lilith, a romance by George MacDonald
The world's scornful darts fall hurtless upon the shield of him, armed by parental hand for life's battle with the weapons of idealism.
From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Stephen Wise
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