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supperless

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[suhp-er-lis] / ˈsʌp ər lɪs /

adjective

  1. not having or including any supper, especially as a result of punishment, fasting, or poverty.


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Of course, she already knew much about oppression from Miss Asthma, a crone quick to mete out punishments like “one long supperless week” when Annie sticks up for herself.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2024

It is the story of naughty Max, who is sent to bed supperless for, among other things, chasing the dog with a fork.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sent upstairs supperless, Penrod gets out of a whipping by swearing in his dad as a junior G-man.

From Time Magazine Archive

Weary, sore and still supperless, he fell at once into exhausted sleep.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

It was most undignified, and, I am afraid, from the safety of the deck a most laughable spectacle; 5 and I fled to hide my embarrassment in my cabin, ultimately going supperless to bed.

From Norway by Beatrix Jungman

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