mufflerless en · ADJ
Etymology
From muffler + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without a muffler.
Mr. Ha thought that the crisp industrial angles of a new Derby jacket were gauche, so before presenting one as a gift, he put it through a rigorous set of tortures, which, I believe, began with dragging it behind his mufflerless (“loud ’n’ proud”) late-model Cadillac.
2009 February 26, Cintra Wilson, “When Your Clothes Have a Backstory”, in New York Times: