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clanless

clanless adjective: without a clan.

Adjective

clanless (not comparable)

  1. Without a clan.
    • It tells the story of Melinda Sordino, a clanless outcast who barely endures her freshman year at a suburban high school, and it features one of the best young narrative voices this side of Holden Caulfield.2007 June 3, John Green, “Children’s Books”, in New York Times

Origin of clanless

From clan + -less. Piecewise doublet of plantless.

Words formed from clanless

Questions about clanless

What does clanless mean?
Clanless means without a clan.
What part of speech is clanless?
Clanless is an adjective.

Words near clanless in the dictionary

  1. clanks
  2. clankt
  3. clanky
  4. clanlect
  5. clanlects
  6. clanless
  7. clanlessness
  8. clanmate
  9. clanmates
  10. clann
  11. Clannaborough

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