"actionless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more actionless [comparative], most actionless [superlative]
Etymology: action + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|action|less}} action + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} actionless (comparative more actionless, superlative most actionless)
  1. Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring. Derived forms: actionlessness Translations (Translations): toiminnaton (Finnish), aktionslos (German), bezakcyjny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-actionless-en-adj-8hcNvxxk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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