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brandyless

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Etymology

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From brandy +‎ -less.

Adjective

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brandyless (not comparable)

  1. Without brandy.
    • 1845, T. M. Hughes, Revelations of Spain in 1845, Volume 2:
      Port is almost as highly brandied as sherry; while even in winter our accomplished wine-drinkers give a preference to pure and brandyless claret.
    • 1870, Blackwood's Magazine:
      He was roofless, dinnerless, breakfastless, supperless, penniless, friendless, all at once; and brandyless into the bargain.