sleeveless

[sleev-lis]

adjective

1. without sleeves.

2. amounting to nothing; unprofitable; futile.

   a sleeveless errand.

Other Word Forms

• sleevelessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeveless¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English slīeflēas. See sleeve, -less

Example Sentences

He always wore a black sleeveless jacket to keep warm in the the winter chill, having never fully recovered from the death cap mushrooms that took his wife and two best friends.

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The wolf-whistles when Draper revealed his bulging biceps in a sleeveless shirt at the US Open mixed doubles last week showed the fans are aware, too.

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About 90 minutes before kickoff on a cold day that would later feature snow, Verse slowly toured the entire perimeter of the field in a sleeveless black shirt, gray sweat pants and a blue beanie.

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Biceps bulging out of a sleeveless shirt, sweaty scalp wrapped in a white bandana, plastered fingers on his left hand gripping a racquet.

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Their performance was business-themed, with Evans wearing a shirt and tie and Jones in a white sleeveless blazer and skirt.

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