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plotless

/ˈplɑtləs/

plotless adjective: lacking a substantial plot (storyline).

Adjective

plotless (comparative more plotless, superlative most plotless)

  1. Lacking a substantial plot (storyline).
    • The highlights of the plotless road movie appear to be a 15-minute shot of a dirty windscreen gradually accumulating dead bugs, and an equally tedious blow-job involving Chloë Sevigny and a very pleased-looking Gallo.2003 November 14, Jacques Peretti, “You are a bad man trying to do bad things to Vincent”, in The Guardian

Forms of plotless

comparativemore plotless
superlativemost plotless

Origin of plotless

From plot + -less.

Words formed from plotless

Words that rhyme with plotless

Questions about plotless

What does plotless mean?
Plotless means lacking a substantial plot (storyline).
What part of speech is plotless?
Plotless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce plotless?
Plotless is pronounced /ˈplɑtləs/.

Words near plotless in the dictionary

  1. Plotinus
  2. Plotkin
  3. Plotkins
  4. plotland
  5. plotlands
  6. plotless
  7. plotlessly
  8. plotlessness
  9. plotlet
  10. plotlets
  11. plotline

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