gripless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English grip 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 gripless From grip + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Lacking a grip.
Nothing beats outside basketball with a gripless rubber ball, a chain net, and a bent rim.
2014, Mike Westveer, Growing Up Gateway, page 105: