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baitless

baitless adjective: without bait.

Adjective

baitless (not comparable)

  1. Without bait.
    • With baitless hooks, the catchers rely upon their speed and agility to flick the skipjack aboard as they snap at the glittering hooks.1964, Georg Borgström, Japan's world success in fishing

Origin of baitless

From bait + -less.

Questions about baitless

What does baitless mean?
Baitless means without bait.
What part of speech is baitless?
Baitless is an adjective.

Words near baitless in the dictionary

  1. baitiest
  2. baiting
  3. baiting and switching
  4. baiting up
  5. baitings
  6. baitless
  7. baitly
  8. Baitou
  9. baits
  10. baits and switches
  11. baits up

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