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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This evil, however, was by no means remediless.
From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden
In China the man or the family which is loaded with a debt beyond the recuperative power of the debtor, finds itself upon an oiled toboggan-slide at the bottom of which is remediless ruin.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
For these remediless griefs With equal weight oppress mine anguish'd spirit, As the united woe this breast e'er smote, The sum untold of this world's misery. carlos.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
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
Now, therefore, may but my advice prevail, Back to your country, Lycians! so, at once, Shall remediless ruin fall on Troy.
From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William
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