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barkless

barkless adjective: without bark (the tree covering).

Adjective

barkless (not comparable)

  1. Without bark (the tree covering).
  2. That does not bark.
    • Pearlie has managed to acquire a phone that purrs, but doesn’t ring; she has found a breed of barkless dog; she censors the newspapers by cutting out upsetting articles.2008 May 11, Maggie Scarf, “The Fog of Love”, in New York Times

Origin of barkless

From bark + -less.

Words formed from barkless

Phrases with barkless

Questions about barkless

What does barkless mean?
Barkless means without bark (the tree covering).
What part of speech is barkless?
Barkless is an adjective.

Words near barkless in the dictionary

  1. Barkis is willing
  2. Barkisland
  3. barkitecture
  4. barkled
  5. Barklem
  6. barkless
  7. barklessness
  8. Barkley
  9. Barkleys
  10. barklice
  11. barklike

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