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thudless

/ˈθʌdləs/

thudless adjective: without (the sound of a) dull impact.

Adjective

thudless (not comparable)

  1. Without (the sound of a) dull impact.
    • “Ante Up. Judge’s Book on Poker”, in Judge's Library. A Monthly Magazine of Fun, number 37, Judge Building, New York City: Judge Publishing Co., 1890, page 7: “
      Mrs. Fangle—“Electrocution seems to me a heartless mode of execution.”
      Fangle—“I don’t know about that, but it certainly is thudless.””

Origin of thudless

From thud + -less.

Questions about thudless

What does thudless mean?
Thudless means without (the sound of a) dull impact.
What part of speech is thudless?
Thudless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce thudless?
Thudless is pronounced /ˈθʌdləs/.

Words near thudless in the dictionary

  1. thudded
  2. thudding
  3. thuddingly
  4. thuddings
  5. Thuddungra
  6. thudless
  7. thuds
  8. Thue's theorem
  9. Thue-Morse sequence
  10. Thue-Morse sequences
  11. Thueson

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