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masterless

masterless adjective: lacking or deprived of a master.

Adjective

masterless (comparative more masterless, superlative most masterless)

  1. Lacking or deprived of a master.

Forms of masterless

comparativemore masterless
superlativemost masterless

Origin of masterless

From Middle English masterles, maisterles, equivalent to master + -less. Compare Dutch meesterloos (“masterless”), German meisterlos (“masterless”), Icelandic meistaralaus (“masterless”).

Words formed from masterless

Questions about masterless

What does masterless mean?
Masterless means lacking or deprived of a master.
What part of speech is masterless?
Masterless is an adjective.

Words near masterless in the dictionary

  1. mastering
  2. masteringly
  3. masterings
  4. masterji
  5. masterjis
  6. masterless
  7. masterlessness
  8. masterlie
  9. masterlike
  10. masterliness
  11. masterling

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