bateless en · ADJ
Etymology
From bate + -less.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Not to be abated or subdued; impossible to blunt, curtail, or reduce to anything other than full strength or intensity.
Haply the name of chaste unhapp'ly set / This bateless edge on his keen appetite,
1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece, lines 8–9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bateless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most bateless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |