delightless en · ADJ
Etymology
From delight + -less.
Meanings
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Void of delight.
And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless
a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more delightless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most delightless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |