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tetherless

tetherless adjective: without a tether; not tied down.

Adjective

tetherless (not comparable)

  1. Without a tether; not tied down
  2. (Internet) wireless; pertaining to a wireless network

Origin of tetherless

From tether + -less.

Words formed from tetherless

Questions about tetherless

What does tetherless mean?
Tetherless means without a tether; not tied down.
What part of speech is tetherless?
Tetherless is an adjective.

Words near tetherless in the dictionary

  1. tetheredness
  2. tetherin
  3. tethering
  4. tetherings
  5. tetherins
  6. tetherless
  7. tetherlessness
  8. tethers
  9. tethinid
  10. tethinids
  11. teths

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