Workless

Workless
Workless Work"less, a. 1. Without work; not laboring; as, many people were still workless. [1913 Webster]

2. Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact; as, workless faith. [Obs.] --Sir T. More. [1913 Webster]


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