scatheless
scatheless · more scatheless · most scatheless
Without scathe or harmWithout scathe or harm; without mischief, injury, or damage; unharmed.
Meaning
1 sensesWithout scathe or harm; without mischief, injury, or damage; unharmed.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English scatheles (“unscathed”), a calque of Old Norse skaðlauss; eqInherited from Middle English scatheles (“unscathed”), a calque of Old Norse skaðlauss; equivalent to scathe + -less, or scath + -less. Compare Scots skaithless (“free of financial loss, penalty or liability”), Old Frisian skadlos, schadlos (“scatheless”), Dutch schadeloos (“harmless”), Middle Low German schadelōs, Middle High German schadelōs, Danish skadesløs (“harmless”), Swedish skadeslös (“harmless”), Icelandic skaðlaus (“harmless”).
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Forms
more scatheless, most scatheless| Comparative | more scatheless Lesson |
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| Superlative | most scatheless Lesson |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form