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punchless

punchless adjective: without punches.

Adjective

punchless (comparative more punchless, superlative most punchless)

  1. Without punches.
    • a punchless fight
  2. Without punch, the drink.
    • a punchless Christmas party
  3. Failing to strike; ineffective.
    • The Knicks were punchless early, falling behind by 30-19 after the first quarter.2007 February 15, Howard Beck, “For Knicks, Another Game That Epitomizes Their Season”, in New York Times

Forms of punchless

comparativemore punchless
superlativemost punchless

Origin of punchless

From punch + -less.

Questions about punchless

What does punchless mean?
Punchless means without punches.
What part of speech is punchless?
Punchless is an adjective.

Words near punchless in the dictionary

  1. punching upwards
  2. punchings
  3. punchins
  4. punchion
  5. punchions
  6. punchless
  7. punchlike
  8. punchline
  9. punchlines
  10. punchliney
  11. Punchman

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