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teleprompterless en · ADJ

Etymology

From teleprompter + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Without a teleprompter.
    • Besides, I would love to see Newt tear a teleprompterless Obama to pieces in a debate. (-8 2011 March 9, El Castor [username], “Re: Newt Says he Had Affairs Because Passion for His Country Led Him to Work Too Hard”, in soc.retirement (Usenet):
    • Anyone who thinks Obama can't function without a teleprompter should compare George Bush's teleprompterless 2004 debate performance with Barack Obama's 2008 teleprompterless debate performance and get back to us about who seems confused, incompetent and lost. 2009 March 20, Christopher Helms, “Re: Making Bush look brilliant”, in aus.invest (Usenet):
    • But wouldn't it be wise to commit a handful to memory for those teleprompterless personal appearances? 2005, Mike Walker, Rather Dumb: A Top Tabloid Reporter Tells CBS How to Do News, Nelson Current, →ISBN, page 98: