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tryless

tryless adjective: with no tries scored.

Adjective

tryless (not comparable)

  1. With no tries scored.
    • It was a record fourth time England had posted a tryless victory in a World Cup game.2007 October 7, The Associated Press, “England Upends Australia”, in New York Times
    • Scotland, so disappointing in defeat to Argentina a week ago, tryless against the comparative minnows of Georgia, carried all the menace and mobility.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport

Origin of tryless

From try + -less.

Questions about tryless

What does tryless mean?
Tryless means with no tries scored.
What part of speech is tryless?
Tryless is an adjective.

Words near tryless in the dictionary

  1. tryingness
  2. tryings
  3. tryinna
  4. tryke
  5. trykes
  6. tryless
  7. tryline
  8. trylines
  9. Trym
  10. tryma
  11. trymata

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