thudless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈθʌdləs/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From thud + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without (the sound of a) dull impact.
“Ante Up. Judge’s Book on Poker”, in Judge's Library. A Monthly Magazine of Fun, number 37, Judge Building, New York City: Judge Publishing Co., 1890, page 7: “ Mrs. Fangle—“Electrocution seems to me a heartless mode of execution.” Fangle—“I don’t know about that, but it certainly is thudless.””