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respiteless

respiteless adjective: without respite.

Adjective

respiteless (comparative more respiteless, superlative most respiteless)

  1. Without respite.
    • their ceaseless coursing and respiteless spinning2002, Victoria Joyce, Voices

Forms of respiteless

comparativemore respiteless
superlativemost respiteless

Origin of respiteless

From respite + -less.

Questions about respiteless

What does respiteless mean?
Respiteless means without respite.
What part of speech is respiteless?
Respiteless is an adjective.

Words near respiteless in the dictionary

  1. respiroviruses
  2. respit
  3. respite
  4. respite care
  5. respited
  6. respiteless
  7. respites
  8. respiting
  9. respits
  10. resplend
  11. resplendant

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