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staffless

US/ˈstæfləs/

staffless adjective: without employees; unstaffed.

Adjective

staffless (not comparable)

  1. Without employees; unstaffed.
    • But he believes that Briton Ferry, Llansamlet North and Pembrey and Burry Port would be worth preserving as staffless "bus stops"; the last-mentioned, he points out, brings in nine times as much passenger revenue as Narberth which is not threatened.1963 June, “News and Comment: Wales and the Plan”, in Modern Railways, page 365
  2. Without a staff, or walking-stick.
    • Picking up a good stick on the trail is usually easy […] Give it a good sling, or set it by the trailhead for the next staffless vagabond who passes by.1989, Backpacker, volume 17, number 2, page 23
  3. Without the use of staves in its notation.
  4. Without vertical staves.
    Synonyms:
    staveless

Synonyms of staffless

Origin of staffless

From staff + -less.

Questions about staffless

What does staffless mean?
Staffless means without employees; unstaffed.
What part of speech is staffless?
Staffless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce staffless?
Staffless is pronounced /ˈstæfləs/ (US).

Words near staffless in the dictionary

  1. Staffies
  2. staffing
  3. staffing up
  4. staffings
  5. staffish
  6. staffless
  7. staffman
  8. staffmen
  9. Stafford
  10. Stafford County
  11. Stafford gambit

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