springless

[ spring-lis ]

/ ˈsprɪŋ lɪs /

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adjective

having no springs: a springless bed.

lacking liveliness or resilience; lifeless: His shoulders drooped and his walk had become springless.

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Origin of springless

First recorded in 1675–85; spring + -less

Words nearby springless

springhead, springhouse, springing, springing line, spring lamb, springless, springlet, spring-loaded, springlock, spring mattress, Spring Mountains

How to use springless in a sentence

The carts, which ply for hire like cabs, are massive, springless tumbrils covered with a wain.
Life and sport in China|Oliver G. Ready
He was glad, however, when he arrived at Nertchinsk, for the jolting of the springless vehicle was very trying.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty
During the next half-hour the springless cart bobbed along the dark road at its slow monotonous pace.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me|Hall Caine
Lee, jolting on a springless contrivance over an informal road, kept his hand on the bags beside him.
Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer

Was it the ducking yesterday, or only this dreadful springless buggy?
Bluebell|Mrs. George Croft Huddleston