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Frenchless

Frenchless adjective: without (an understanding of) the French language.

Adjective

Frenchless (not comparable)

  1. Without (an understanding of) the French language.
    • […] exactly as we detest the Frenchless and the dullard who makes no headway in the ancient languages.1891, Journal of Education, volume 23, page 186
    • For Shakespeare's audience, the slang use of 'cony' would probably have made the joke apparent, even to the Frenchless.1985, Gary Taylor, To Analyze Delight: A Hedonist Criticism of Shakespeare, page 124

Origin of Frenchless

From French + -less.

Questions about Frenchless

What does Frenchless mean?
Frenchless means without (an understanding of) the French language.
What part of speech is Frenchless?
Frenchless is an adjective.

Words near Frenchless in the dictionary

  1. Frenchize
  2. Frenchized
  3. Frenchizes
  4. Frenchizing
  5. frenchkiss
  6. Frenchless
  7. Frenchlike
  8. Frenchly
  9. Frenchman
  10. Frenchman's Cay
  11. Frenchman's Cove

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