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marmaladeless

marmaladeless adjective: without marmalade.

Adjective

marmaladeless (not comparable)

  1. Without marmalade.
    • Here our tired tin is transferred to a different lorry belonging to the supply column of the particular unit wanting marmalade and other foods, such as we saw on the bill of fare. […] Here the lorry driver is met by a guide, from the marmaladeless battalion, who shows the way, probably by night...1940, T. S. Riddell-Webster, “Feeding the British Army”, in Walter Hutchinson, editor, Hutchinson’s Pictorial History of the War, London: Hutchinson & Co., →OCLC, page 91
    • And if anyone was impulsive enough to finish his ration too quickly, then he ate butterless, marmaladeless breakfasts until the next ration period came round.1958 June, Sarel Eimerl, “Oxford Rations”, in Earle R. MacAusland, editor, Gourmet […], volume XVIII, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Gourmet, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 1

Origin of marmaladeless

From marmalade + -less.

Questions about marmaladeless

What does marmaladeless mean?
Marmaladeless means without marmalade.
What part of speech is marmaladeless?
Marmaladeless is an adjective.

Words near marmaladeless in the dictionary

  1. marmalade plum
  2. marmalade plums
  3. marmalade tree
  4. marmalade trees
  5. marmaladed
  6. marmaladeless
  7. marmalader
  8. marmaladers
  9. marmalades
  10. marmaladey
  11. marmalading

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