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staffless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstæfləs/ (US)

Etymology

From staff + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without employees; unstaffed.
    • But he believes that Briton Ferry, Llansamlet North and Pembrey and Burry Port would be worth preserving as staffless "bus stops"; the last-mentioned, he points out, brings in nine times as much passenger revenue as Narberth which is not threatened. 1963 June, “News and Comment: Wales and the Plan”, in Modern Railways, page 365:
  2. (not-comparable) Without a staff, or walking-stick.
    • Picking up a good stick on the trail is usually easy […] Give it a good sling, or set it by the trailhead for the next staffless vagabond who passes by. 1989, Backpacker, volume 17, number 2, page 23:
  3. (not-comparable) Without the use of staves in its notation.
  4. (not-comparable, of runes) Without vertical staves.

Synonyms

staveless (without runic staves) · staveless (without musical staves)