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thewless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thew-less
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking morals or virtue.

Obsolete

adj

Lacking vigour or energy; listless; weak; nerveless.

Etymology

From Middle English thewless, theweles, from Old English þēawlēas, equivalent to thew (“strength; virtue; vigour”) + -less. Cognate with Scots thowless.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more thewless (comparative) most thewless (superlative) thowless (alternative)

Derived Forms

thewlessness

Frequently Paired Words

thieveless

Questions

What does thewless mean?
Lacking morals or virtue.
Where does thewless come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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