bloodlesse
bloodlesse is the obsolete form of bloodless.
Meaning of bloodless
Adjective
bloodless (comparative more bloodless, superlative most bloodless)
- Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
- My bloodleſſe bodie waxeth chill and colde,
And with my blood my life ſlides through my wound,
My ſoule begins to take her flight to hell,
And ſummones all my ſences to depart: […]c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- My bloodleſſe bodie waxeth chill and colde,
- Taking place without loss of blood.
- a bloodless conquest; a bloodless coup d'état; a bloodless revolution; a bloodless victory
- Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.
- Those Philharmonic subscribers who considered Guest Conductor Igor Stravinsky too bloodless and ascetic […] last week found his successor, Georges Enesco, more to their taste.1937 February 8, “No. 1 Rumanian”, in Time
Forms of bloodlesse
| comparative | more bloodlesse |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bloodlesse |
Questions about bloodlesse
- What is bloodlesse the obsolete form of?
- Bloodlesse is the obsolete form of bloodless.
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