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wheatless en · ADJ

Etymology

From wheat + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without wheat.
    • If you never have gone on a completely wheatless diet it is worth a trial, regardless of whether you are over- or underweight. Cut out all bread, cakes, pies, gravies in which there is flour, spaghetti, breaded foods, etc. 1971, J. I. Rodale, The Prevention Method for Better Health, page 168:
    • “The spirit of the age” says we shall have wheatless, meatless, sweetless, heatless and almost eatless days, but says nothing about tobaccoless, drinkless, chewing-gumless, candyless, soft-drinkless, jewelryless, fashionless days. 1919 July 12, W[illia]m K. Conner, “‘The Spirit of the Age’”, in D. L. Miller, editor, The Gospel Messenger, volume 68, number 28, Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House, →OCLC, page 446, column 2:

Deriveds

wheatlessness