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squidless

squidless adjective: without squid.

Adjective

squidless (comparative more squidless, superlative most squidless)

  1. Without squid.
    • The birds find their own squid, although, after a long, squidless search, an individual may join other feeding albatrosses briefly.1974, Wonders of the world of the albatross, page 51
    • As I finish the last bite and begin to deal with the olive oil stains on my shirt, I am buoyed by the thought that the sort of New York joints that once went from being totally squidless to being buried in fried calamari will soon have pan bagnat as a familiar menu item.2003, Trillin, Calvin, Feeding a yen: savoring local specialties, from Kansas City to Cuzco, page 45

Forms of squidless

comparativemore squidless
superlativemost squidless

Origin of squidless

From squid + -less.

Questions about squidless

What does squidless mean?
Squidless means without squid.
What part of speech is squidless?
Squidless is an adjective.

Words near squidless in the dictionary

  1. squidgily
  2. squidginess
  3. squidging
  4. squidgy
  5. Squidgygate
  6. squidless
  7. squidlet
  8. squidlets
  9. squidlike
  10. squidling
  11. squidlings

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