firless
firless adjective: without fir trees.
Adjective
firless (not comparable)
- Without fir trees.
- The Great Desert of Africa of course puts a limit to its wanderings, and the firless plains of Egypt equally discourage its approach.1882, William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders, A history of British birds
- Artists and others who have grown up in firless countries can have no idea of the true grandeur and beauty of a real forest...1890, Henry Theophilus Finck, The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour
Origin of firless
From fir + -less.
Questions about firless
- What does firless mean?
- Firless means without fir trees.
- What part of speech is firless?
- Firless is an adjective.
Words near firless in the dictionary
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