warless
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of warless
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at war 1, -less
Example Sentences
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It is not likely to end in the mood of the Armistice of 1918, when millions believed that peace terms alone could bring into existence a new, warless and equitable world order.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among Grandpappy's recent errands was a flight from an eastern Pacific base to the U.S. mainland, carrying 40 enlisted men home after many months on the unexciting, warless fringes of civilization.
From Time Magazine Archive
The post-War world now began to seem not only warless, but prospering.
From Time Magazine Archive
Joe Ball, whose Midwest idealism has fired him with the vision of a warless world, pushed ahead to the farthest outpost of internationalist thought.
From Time Magazine Archive
Neither history or fiction would be very delightful if they were warless.
From Old Mortality, Volume 1. by Scott, Walter, Sir
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