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teachless

teachless adjective: not teachable; incorrigible.

Adjective

teachless (comparative more teachless, superlative most teachless)

  1. (archaic) Not teachable; incorrigible.
    • Which break a teachless nature to the yoke.1818-1819, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Julian and Maddalo […] if man be The passive thing you say, I should not see Much harm in the religions and old saws (Tho' I may never own such leaden laws)

Forms of teachless

comparativemore teachless
superlativemost teachless

Origin of teachless

From teach + -less.

Questions about teachless

What does teachless mean?
Teachless means not teachable; incorrigible.
What part of speech is teachless?
Teachless is an adjective.

Words near teachless in the dictionary

  1. teaching someone who's the boss
  2. teaching the controversy
  3. teachingless
  4. teachingly
  5. teachings
  6. teachless
  7. teachment
  8. teachments
  9. Teachout
  10. Teachouts
  11. teachress

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