"fleckless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈflɛkləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-fleckless.wav [US]
Etymology: fleck + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fleck|less}} fleck + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fleckless (not comparable)
  1. Without flecks, spots or blemishes. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fleckless-en-adj-wFIbevKe
  2. Without blame; faultless. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fleckless-en-adj-Qwtn9PeM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flecklessly, flecklessness

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