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knifeless

knifeless adjective: without a knife or knives.

Adjective

knifeless (not comparable)

  1. Without a knife or knives.
    • He was completely nonpushed – he didn’t know what to do – but, not daring to come back again knife-less, had at last determined to buy a dozen; and there they were, a dozen of as good “sheer steel” blades and prongs as were ever crossed on a platter.1833, anonymous author, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Ruchard Bently, page 444
    • He advocates a “knife-less” method of treatment, consisting essentially of nerves sedatives, such as asafætida, valerian, etc., combined with fluid extract of hydrastis in 10 minim doses before meals., Charles E. de M. Sajous, M.D., John V. Shoemaker, LL.D., M.D., J. Madison Taylor, A.B., M.D. Monthly Cyclopædia and Medical Bulletin, Vol. I, F.A. Davis Company, page 93

knifeless meaning in Urdu

knifeless in Urdu

بلا چاقو چھری

Origin of knifeless

From knife + -less.

Words formed from knifeless

Questions about knifeless

What does knifeless mean?
Knifeless means without a knife or knives.
What is knifeless in Urdu?
Knifeless in Urdu is بلا چاقو چھری. See Knifeless meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is knifeless?
Knifeless is an adjective.

Words near knifeless in the dictionary

  1. knifehandle
  2. knifehandles
  3. knifehands
  4. knifejaw
  5. knifejaws
  6. knifeless
  7. knifelessness
  8. knifelike
  9. knifemaker
  10. knifemakers
  11. knifemaking

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