clanless en · ADJ
Etymology
From clan + -less. Piecewise doublet of plantless.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without a clan.
It tells the story of Melinda Sordino, a clanless outcast who barely endures her freshman year at a suburban high school, and it features one of the best young narrative voices this side of Holden Caulfield.
2007 June 3, John Green, “Children’s Books”, in New York Times: