remediless
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of remediless
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at remedy, -less
Example Sentences
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"Prisoners like Landor who suffer violations of their religious freedom in state prisons—no matter how blatant—will often be left remediless," Brown wrote.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Did they except none from the remediless doom of Hades?
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by William Rounseville Alger
Aye—aged, aged: a trivial, remediless complaint, common to folk.
From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Sitting in his closet at Beconsfield, he pictured the downcast eyes and dishevelled hair; the limbs loaded with fetters, and the hands help up in remediless supplication.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various
If there may be some slight allowance for overwhelming passion, for suddenly excited jealousy, or for remediless despair, yet those impulses act only to the extent of inflicting injury on ourselves.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various
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