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watchless

watchless adjective: not vigilant; failing to keep watch.

Adjective

watchless (comparative more watchless, superlative most watchless)

  1. Not vigilant; failing to keep watch.
  2. (not comparable) Without a watch (timepiece).

Forms of watchless

comparativemore watchless
superlativemost watchless

Origin of watchless

From watch + -less.

Words formed from watchless

Questions about watchless

What does watchless mean?
Watchless means not vigilant; failing to keep watch.
What part of speech is watchless?
Watchless is an adjective.

Words near watchless in the dictionary

  1. watchingness
  2. watchings
  3. watchkeeper
  4. watchkeepers
  5. watchkeeping
  6. watchless
  7. watchlessness
  8. watchlight
  9. watchlights
  10. watchlike
  11. watchlist

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