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sternless

sternless adjective: without a stern.

Adjective

sternless (not comparable)

  1. Without a stern.
    • a sternless boat

Origin of sternless

From stern + -less.

Questions about sternless

What does sternless mean?
Sternless means without a stern.
What part of speech is sternless?
Sternless is an adjective.

Words near sternless in the dictionary

  1. sterning
  2. sternite
  3. sternites
  4. sternitic
  5. sternity
  6. sternless
  7. sternlier
  8. sternliest
  9. sternly
  10. sternman
  11. sternmen

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