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smartless

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Etymology

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From smart +‎ -less.

Adjective

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smartless (not comparable)

  1. Without a smarting or stinging sensation; painless.
    • 1890, Francis Saltus Saltus, The Witch of En-dor and Other Poems, page 122:
      If thy glory could attain to / Heights of pardon, and disdain to / Curse thy creatures who are fain to / Love thee in devotion artless, / Thou couldst make the wide world smartless, / God malignant, dumb and heartless!
    • 1943, LIFE, volume 15, number 15, page 1:
      The price is low, the tube lasts long; so it [shaving cream] is just as smart to buy as it is smartless to use.