cheeseless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English cheese 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 cheeseless From cheese + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without cheese.
In 1983, for example, the government bought 12 percent of all dairy products and stored away (presumably for a rainy, cheeseless, day) some 17 billion pounds of butter, cheese, and dried milk.
1986, Robert L. Lineberry, Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheese-less | alternative | lexicographic |