hurtless
Americanadjective
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unhurt; uninjured.
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harmless; innocuous.
Other Word Forms
- hurtlessly adverb
- hurtlessness noun
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
I became at length so accustomed to their hurtless menaces that I fell to beguiling the way with the invention of monstrosities, never suspecting that I owed each moment of life to the staring moon.
From Lilith, a romance by MacDonald, George
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 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
I have committed many foolish acts, but innocent and hurtless.
From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison
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 Wise, Stephen
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