gustless
/ˈɡʌstləs/
gustless adjective: tasteless; insipid.
Adjective (1)
gustless (comparative more gustless, superlative most gustless)
- tasteless; insipid
- […] they might after give the expressed and less useful part of the cods and remaining pulp unto their swine: which, being no gustless or unsatisfying offal, might be well desired by the prodigal in his hunger.1683, Sir Thomas Browne, Observations Upon Several Plants Mentioned In Scripture
- Again, it is a base abject temper, speaks a mind sunk and lost in carnality, and that, having dethroned and abjured reason, hath abandoned itself to the hurry of vile appetite and sold its liberty and sovereignty for the insipid, gustless pleasures of sense.1870, The living temple
Adjective (2)
gustless (comparative more gustless, superlative most gustless)
- Without gusts (of wind).
- Except in broken country, the sand cloud seems to glide steadily over the desert like a moving carpet, and the wind is comparatively gustless.1954, Ralph Alger Bagnold, The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes, page 11
- Unlike fixed-wing aircraft, the rotor experiences oscillatory aerodynamic effects even in steady, gustless forward flight.1957, Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences, page 81
Examples of gustless in a sentence
- Phillips's gustless but mellow blank verse, to the accentless but even-knit pattern of his plot.1902, Gabriele D'Annunzio, The Dream of a Spring Morning, page 132:
- She placed her hands on her hips and her stout boots wide apart and bent her body and gaped her mouth and stared at this man who was as gustless as skimmed milk and unsatisfying as water.1933, Caradoc Evans, Wasps, page 16:
- The bland East blows with gustless blast, And constant as this heart to thee, The Hurricane's dread months are past ;1866, George H Strutt, Poems, chiefly lyrical, compiled and arranged by G. H. Strutt, page 187:
Forms of gustless
| comparative | more gustless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gustless |
Origin of gustless
From Latin gustus (“a tasting”), and suffix -less.
From gust + -less.
Questions about gustless
- What does gustless mean?
- Gustless means tasteless; insipid.
- How do you use gustless in a sentence?
- Phillips's gustless but mellow blank verse, to the accentless but even-knit pattern of his plot.
- What part of speech is gustless?
- Gustless is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gustless?
- Gustless is pronounced /ˈɡʌstləs/.
Words near gustless in the dictionary
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