mayonnaiseless en · ADJ
Etymology
From mayonnaise + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without mayonnaise.
MAYONNAISELESS POTATO SALAD. Perfect for those with sensitive stomachs.
1987 February, “[Atlantic Classified] Recipes”, in The Atlantic, volume 259, number 2, Boston, Mass.: Atlantic Monthly Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 97, column 3:Perhaps I’ll have the ham, provided it’s mayonnaiseless, with the crusts removed from what I’ll naturally assume to be rye bread.
1987 January 6, David Foster Wallace, chapter 1990, in The Broom of the System: A Novel (Penguin Classics), New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, published 2004, →ISBN, part 1, chapter 11, section /c/:There lay her bologna sandwich with the top off. No mayonnaise was present. Bessy’s stomach growled at her. After Grace had left, Bessy began to ponder about her mayonnaiseless predicament.
2009 October 8, Nathan Miller, chapter 9, in The Official Librarian: Bessy’s Back!, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 45:Cans of jalapeno-flavored tuna appeared on store shelves along with low-fat tuna mix-ins to make mayonnaiseless tuna salad.
1996, Joseph R. Dominick, “The Advertising Campaign”, in The Dynamics of Mass Communication (McGraw-Hill Series in Mass Communication), 5th edition, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, part IV (Special Mass Media Professions), chapter 17 (The Structure of the Advertising Industry), pages 404–405:Serve with a fresh relish (a sort of mayonnaiseless tartar source) of finely chopped tomato and green bell pepper mixed with a small amount of lemon juice.
1997, “Sautéed Sesame Fish”, in Easy Meals in Minutes: 150 Tasty Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less, Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 222: