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Etymology

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From thud +‎ -less.

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Adjective

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thudless (not comparable)

  1. 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.”