runless

English

Etymology

From run +‎ -less.

Adjective

runless (not comparable)

1. (of stockings) Without runs, or not susceptible to runs.
   • 1985, Gail Gross, Honora M. Finkelstein, Beautiful skin, page 162:

     Some of them will be mini-distresses: you get into a traffic jam that causes a minor delay; your garbage disposal breaks down and you have to call a repairman; you discover your daughter has absconded with your last pair of runless hose […]

2. (sports) Without runs scored (in cricket, baseball, etc.).

Anagrams

• luserns, nursles, urnless