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warless

[ wawr-lis ]

adjective

  1. unmarked by war:

    The international conflict was followed by a warless decade.



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Other Words From

  • warless·ly adverb
  • warless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of warless1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; war 1, -less
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Example Sentences

"I welcomed the book because much of its content is in line with my basic ideas," King responded, "I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic…. Let us continue to hope, work, and pray that in the future we will live to see a warless world, a better distribution of wealth, and a brotherhood that transcends race or color. This is the gospel that I will preach to the world."

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Joe Ball, whose Midwest idealism has fired him with the vision of a warless world, pushed ahead to the farthest outpost of internationalist thought.

Let us ever gratefully bear in mind the encouraging truth that our work for world sobriety is a major contribution to the program for international and interracial friendliness and a warless world.

A year after he was catapulted over nine officers senior to him and made commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup delivered a peppery annual report in the form of a "happy, warless New Year" greeting to his Pentagon staff.

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.

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