Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarterless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quar-ter-less
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without quarter; merciless.

adj

That does not require quarters (coins) to operate

American usage

Example Sentences

"Many, long since outmatched in the quarterless battle for existence, still clung, bleached and ghastly, like upstanding skeletons..."

Etymology

From quarter + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: quarter

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does quarterless mean?: Without quarter; merciless.
Where does quarterless come from?: From quarter + -less.

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