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coatless

coatless adjective: without a coat; not wearing a coat.

Adjective

coatless (not comparable)

  1. Without a coat; not wearing a coat.
    • He was coatless and his thumbs were hooked negligently in a leather belt, thereby negativing a tendency to balance himself on an inclined plane backwards.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 62
    • But since the first family arrived here in March, coatless and stunned to find what appeared to be a cold desert of leafless trees, the city has become a beacon to other Gatumba survivors around the country.2007 August 5, Nina Bernstein, “Safe From Persecution, Still Bearing Its Scars”, in New York Times

Origin of coatless

From coat + -less.

Words formed from coatless

Questions about coatless

What does coatless mean?
Coatless means without a coat; not wearing a coat.
What part of speech is coatless?
Coatless is an adjective.

Words near coatless in the dictionary

  1. coatimundis
  2. coating
  3. coating up
  4. coatings
  5. coatis
  6. coatless
  7. coatlessness
  8. Coatlicue
  9. coatlike
  10. Coatlán Mixe
  11. coatmaker

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