thawless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English thaw Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English thawless From thaw + -less.
Meanings
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(rare) eternally frozen; not prone to thaw
An Arctic nature built up the ice of thawless winter.
1882, Paul Hamilton Hayne, Antipathies:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most thawless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more thawless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |