springless

[ spring-lis ]

adjective

1. having no springs:

   a springless bed.

2. lacking liveliness or resilience; lifeless:

   His shoulders drooped and his walk had become springless.

Word History and Origins

Origin of springless¹

First recorded in 1675–85; spring + -less

Example Sentences

The carts, which ply for hire like cabs, are massive, springless tumbrils covered with a wain.

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He was glad, however, when he arrived at Nertchinsk, for the jolting of the springless vehicle was very trying.

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During the next half-hour the springless cart bobbed along the dark road at its slow monotonous pace.

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Lee, jolting on a springless contrivance over an informal road, kept his hand on the bags beside him.

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Was it the ducking yesterday, or only this dreadful springless buggy?

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