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chewing-gumless

chewing-gumless adjective: without chewing gum.

Adjective

chewing-gumless (not comparable)

  1. Without chewing gum.
    • “The spirit of the age” says we shall have wheatless, meatless, sweetless, heatless and almost eatless days, but says nothing about tobaccoless, drinkless, chewing-gumless, candyless, soft-drinkless, jewelryless, fashionless days.1919 July 12, W[illia]m K. Conner, “‘The Spirit of the Age’”, in D. L. Miller, editor, The Gospel Messenger, volume 68, number 28, Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House, →OCLC, page 446, column 2
    • Miss Parrish wants to make this a chewing-gumless graduation.1937 June 15, “Sem Stuff”, in Donald Hayden, editor, The Ypsi Sem, volume 40, number 15, Ypsilanti, Mich.: Ypsilanti High School, →OCLC, page 4, column 3

Forms of chewing-gumless

alternative formchewing gumless

Origin of chewing-gumless

From chewing gum + -less.

Questions about chewing-gumless

What does chewing-gumless mean?
Chewing-gumless means without chewing gum.
What part of speech is chewing-gumless?
Chewing-gumless is an adjective.

Words near chewing-gumless in the dictionary

  1. chewing up
  2. chewing up and spitting out
  3. chewing-ball
  4. chewing-balls
  5. chewing-gum
  6. chewing-gumless
  7. chewing-gummy
  8. chewing-gums
  9. chewingly
  10. chewings
  11. chewink

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