Peerlessness

Peerlessness
Peerless Peer"less, a. Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. ``Her peerless feature.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Unvailed her peerless light. --Milton. [1913 Webster] --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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