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winless

winless adjective: having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.

Adjective

winless (not comparable)

  1. Having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.
    • Rovers arrived in the Black Country in a certain amount of turmoil with Kean winless in his first two matches, including a home defeat to Stoke on Boxing Day,2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC

Antonyms of winless

Origin of winless

From win + -less.

Words formed from winless

Questions about winless

What does winless mean?
Winless means having never won; without a win; unsuccessful.
What part of speech is winless?
Winless is an adjective.

Words near winless in the dictionary

  1. winkworthite
  2. winky
  3. Winland
  4. Winlands
  5. Winlaton
  6. winless
  7. winlessness
  8. winly
  9. Winmalee
  10. Winmarleigh
  11. WinMe

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