bootless
bootless · more bootless · most bootless
Without bootsWithout boots.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Without boots.
Profitless; pointless; unavailing.
More definitions
- unproductive of success
Origin
From Middle English bootles, botelees; equivalent to boot + -less. From Middle English boFrom Middle English bootles, botelees; equivalent to boot + -less.
From Middle English boteles, botles, from Old English bōtlēas; equivalent to boot (“profit; use; behoof”) + -less. Doublet of botleas.
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Forms
more bootless, most bootless| Comparative | more bootless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bootless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- unproductive of success:fruitlessfutilesleevelessvain
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form