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warless

[ wawr-lis ]
/ ˈwɔr lɪs /
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adjective
unmarked by war: The international conflict was followed by a warless decade.
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Origin of warless

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at war1, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM warless

war·less·ly, adverbwar·less·ness, noun

Words nearby warless

wariness, War is hell, warison, wark, Warks, warless, Warley, warlike, warlock, warlord, Warlpiri
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How to use warless in a sentence

  • Two centuries later it was worked out by one of their scientists, and the Warless Ones had a War of defense.

    Invaders from the Infinite|John Wood Campbell

  • His clothes lay out ready for packing in the morning, and the immortal warless day was over.

    Dodo Wonders|E. F. Benson

  • Neither history or fiction would be very delightful if they were warless.

    Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
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