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wheatless

wheatless adjective: without wheat.

Adjective

wheatless (not comparable)

  1. Without wheat.
    • “The spirit of the age” says we shall have wheatless, meatless, sweetless, heatless and almost eatless days, but says nothing about tobaccoless, drinkless, chewing-gumless, candyless, soft-drinkless, jewelryless, fashionless days.1919 July 12, W[illia]m K. Conner, “‘The Spirit of the Age’”, in D. L. Miller, editor, The Gospel Messenger, volume 68, number 28, Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House, →OCLC, page 446, column 2
    • If you never have gone on a completely wheatless diet it is worth a trial, regardless of whether you are over- or underweight. Cut out all bread, cakes, pies, gravies in which there is flour, spaghetti, breaded foods, etc.1971, J. I. Rodale, The Prevention Method for Better Health, page 168

Origin of wheatless

From wheat + -less.

Words formed from wheatless

Questions about wheatless

What does wheatless mean?
Wheatless means without wheat.
What part of speech is wheatless?
Wheatless is an adjective.

Words near wheatless in the dictionary

  1. wheatlage
  2. wheatland
  3. Wheatland County
  4. wheatlands
  5. Wheatle
  6. wheatless
  7. wheatlessness
  8. Wheatley
  9. Wheatley elm
  10. Wheatley elms
  11. wheatleyite

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