How do you pronounce clawless?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔːləs/.

clawless

/ˈklɔːləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: claw-less
IPA: /ˈklɔːləs/

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Meaning

adj

Having no claws.

Example Sentences

"Where both parents are clawless the progeny also are usually unclawed, indicating that the genetic factors concerned are either wholly lost to the germ plasm or too weak to express themselves in the soma."
"You are still clawless, and that guard on the wall probably thinks you’re doing some kind of very-low-energy yoga routine."

Etymology

From claw + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: claw

Inflected Forms

more clawless (comparative) most clawless (superlative)

Derived Forms

clawlessness

Phrases

African clawless otter Cape clawless otter Cape Range clawless gecko Central Uplands clawless gecko clawless draba clawless otter Congo clawless otter Madagascar clawless gecko

Rhymes With

flawless lawless aweless strawless pawless