sum
noun
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition.
sumless
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a word derived from
sum.
Example Sentences
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The sumless tale of sorrow Is all unrolled in vain: May comes to-morrow And Ludlow fair again.
From Last Poems by A. E. Housman by Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward)
Then long-forgotten things, like 'sunken wrack and sumless treasuries,' burst upon my eager sight, and I begin to feel, think, and be myself again.
From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William
Yet by quoting passages, like this, from his second-rate plays alone, we might make a volume 'rich with his praise', As is the oozy bottom of the sea With sunken wrack and sumless treasuries.
From Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by Hazlitt, William
Even I am weary in yon skies to watch thy fading fire: test of all sumless agonies, behold not me expire!
From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various
