"checkless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more checkless [comparative], most checkless [superlative]
Etymology: From check + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|check|less}} check + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} checkless (comparative more checkless, superlative most checkless)
  1. That cannot be checked or restrained.
    Sense id: en-checkless-en-adj-E7-Pu0sJ
  2. (US) Without checks (financial instruments); chequeless. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-checkless-en-adj-YY7QT-3Z Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: checklessness
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