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handleless

/ˈhæn.dl̩.ləs/

handleless adjective: without a handle.

Adjective

handleless (not comparable)

  1. Without a handle.
    • The simple, handleless cups of phase 1 are more spreading, less convex-sided and have a smaller, higher base. There are deep and medium varieties.1983, Gisela Walberg, Provincial Middle Minoan Pottery, page 19

Origin of handleless

From handle + -less.

Words formed from handleless

Questions about handleless

What does handleless mean?
Handleless means without a handle.
What part of speech is handleless?
Handleless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce handleless?
Handleless is pronounced /ˈhæn.dl̩.ləs/.

Words near handleless in the dictionary

  1. handled the ball
  2. handled up
  3. handled with kid gloves
  4. handled without gloves
  5. handled without mittens
  6. handleless
  7. handlelessness
  8. handler
  9. handlers
  10. handles
  11. handles oneself

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