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stanchless

[ stawnch-lis, stahnch-, stanch- ]
/ ˈstɔntʃ lɪs, ˈstɑntʃ-, ˈstæntʃ- /
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adjective
not to be stanched: We pressed more bandages to his stanchless wound, but we couldn't save him.
incessant: a stanchless torrent of words.
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Origin of stanchless

First recorded in 1595–1605; stanch1 + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM stanchless

stanch·less·ly, adverb

Words nearby stanchless

stamp tax, stan, stance, stanch, stanchion, stanchless, stan culture, stand, stand a chance, standalone, standard
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