hulless
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
hulless (not comparable)
Usage notes edit
- GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid a triple consonant.[1] However, the double-el hulless is approximately as common as hull-less.[2]
References edit
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
- ^ hulless, hullless, hull-less at Google Ngram Viewer
Further reading edit
- “hull-less”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “hull-less”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.