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shackless en · ADJ

Etymology

From shack + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a place) Without a shack or shacks.
    • Near-synonyms: hutless, cabinless, houseless, buildingless
  2. (not-comparable, of a person) Not housed in a shack.
    • Near-synonyms: hutless, houseless, homeless, unhoused
    • The poorest of the poor are truly destitute, with so few assets they are basically shackless. 2014, George W. Norton, Hunger and Hope: Escaping Poverty and Achieving Food Security in Developing ...:

Synonyms

hutless · unhoused · cabinless · houseless · hutless · houseless · homeless · buildingless