dogless

English

Etymology

dog +‎ -less

Adjective

dogless (not comparable)

1. Without a dog.
   • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC:

     […] and further that a similar young local but dogless man should be sought out, against the day when the first local man should die, to take over and exploit, in the same way and on the same terms, the two surviving famished dogs thus left without a master, and without a home; […]

   • 2003, Dennis Walrod, Grouse Hunter's Guide:

     To make sure that all such effort remains fun and rewarding, the dogless hunter should set a pace that's both relaxed and ready for action.

Derived terms

• doglessly
• doglessness

Translations

without a dog

• Georgian: უძაღლო (uʒaɣlo)
• German: hundlos
• Malay: tidak beranjing, tanpa anjing
• Turkish: köpeksiz (tr)

Anagrams

• glossed, godless