"styleless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: style + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|style|less}} style + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} styleless (not comparable)
  1. Lacking good style or any style at all. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): bezstylowy (Polish), stillös (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-styleless-en-adj-eQ9IPFuH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 83 17
  2. (botany) Lacking a style (stalk structure). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-styleless-en-adj-EuTKu-x6 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stylelessly, stylelessness

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