Matchlessness

Matchlessness
Matchless Match"less, a. [Cf. {Mateless}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having no equal; unequaled. ``A matchless queen.'' --Waller. [1913 Webster]

2. Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited. [Obs.] ``Matchless ears.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster] -- {Match"less*ly}, adv. -- {Match"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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