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firless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From fir + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Without fir trees.
    • Artists and others who have grown up in firless countries can have no idea of the true grandeur and beauty of a real forest... 1890, Henry Theophilus Finck, The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour:
    • The Great Desert of Africa of course puts a limit to its wanderings, and the firless plains of Egypt equally discourage its approach. 1882, William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders, A history of British birds: