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firless

firless adjective: without fir trees.

Adjective

firless (not comparable)

  1. (rare) 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

  1. Firkuses
  2. firkytoodle
  3. firkytoodled
  4. firkytoodles
  5. firkytoodling
  6. firless
  7. firlike
  8. firlot
  9. firlots
  10. firm
  11. firm error

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