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retchless

retchless adjective: careless; reckless.

Adjective

retchless (comparative more retchless, superlative most retchless)

  1. (obsolete) careless; reckless
    • They are such retchless flies as you are, that blow cutpurses abroad in every corner; your foolish having of money makes 'em.1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fair
    • Retchless of laws, affects to rule alone1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Forms of retchless

comparativemore retchless
superlativemost retchless

Origin of retchless

From Middle English recche (“care, heed”) + -less. Compare English reckless.

Questions about retchless

What does retchless mean?
Retchless means careless; reckless.
What part of speech is retchless?
Retchless is an adjective.

Words near retchless in the dictionary

  1. retcher
  2. retchers
  3. retches
  4. retching
  5. retchings
  6. retchless
  7. retchlesse
  8. retchlessness
  9. retcht
  10. retchtest
  11. retcon

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