bootless
boot·less
adjective
1.
- “a fruitless search”
- “futile years after her artistic peak”
- “a sleeveless errand”
- “a vain attempt”
Origin
From Middle English boteles, botles, from Old English bōtlēas; equivalent to boot (“profit; use; behoof”) + -less. Doublet of botleas.
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