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Latest comment: 1 year ago by JMGN in topic Adverbs

quenchless = unquenchable

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What meaning of -less makes quenchless a synonym of unquenchable? --Backinstadiums (talk) 22:16, 6 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

"Lacking, without". It can be put on verbs as well as nouns, though it's less common. Equinox 22:18, 6 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
@Equinox: what about "relentless = unrelenting"? --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:58, 12 November 2019 (UTC)Reply
What about it? It is a word, yes. Equinox 04:43, 21 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

2. not able or apt to 3. not able or apt to be _ed

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2.  not able or apt to: relentless
3.  not able or apt to be __ed: dauntless
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/less

Should they be added as three different ununified meanings? --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:50, 27 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

Adverbs

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For example needless JMGN (talk) 15:51, 14 August 2023 (UTC)Reply