2. Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable;
profitless; bootless; useless. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The vexation of a sleeveless errand. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sleeveless — [slēv′lis] adj. without sleeves [a sleeveless sweater] … English World dictionary
sleeveless — [[t]sli͟ːvləs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A sleeveless dress, top, or other item of clothing has no sleeves. She wore a sleeveless silk dress … English dictionary
sleeveless — adjective 1. having no sleeves sleeveless summer dresses • Ant: ↑sleeved 2. unproductive of success a fruitless search futile years after her artistic peak a sleeveless errand a vain attempt … Useful english dictionary
sleeveless — sleevelessness, n. /sleev lis/, adj. 1. without sleeves. 2. amounting to nothing; unprofitable; futile: a sleeveless errand. [bef. 950; ME; OE sliefleas. See SLEEVE, LESS] * * * … Universalium
sleeveless — adj. Sleeveless is used with these nouns: ↑blouse, ↑dress, ↑pullover, ↑shirt, ↑T shirt, ↑top, ↑undershirt, ↑vest … Collocations dictionary
sleeveless — sleeve|less [ˈsli:vləs] adj a sleeveless jacket, dress etc has no sleeves … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleeveless — sleeve|less [ slivləs ] adjective a sleeveless dress or shirt is one that does not have sleeves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleeveless — adjective a sleeveless jacket, dress etc has no sleeves … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sleeveless — UK [ˈsliːvləs] / US [ˈslɪvləs] adjective a sleeveless dress or shirt is one that does not have sleeves … English dictionary
sleeveless — [ˈsliːvləs] adj a sleeveless dress or shirt does not have sleeves … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
