Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punchless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: punch-less
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without punches.

adj

Without punch, the drink.

adj

Failing to strike; ineffective.

Example Sentences

"a punchless fight"
"a punchless Christmas party"
"The Knicks were punchless early, falling behind by 30-19 after the first quarter."

Etymology

Etymology tree English punch Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English punchless From punch + -less.

Inflected Forms

more punchless (comparative) most punchless (superlative)

Questions

What does punchless mean?: Without punches.
Where does punchless come from?: Etymology tree English punch Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English punchless From punch + -less.

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