"doerless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: doer + -less Etymology templates: {{affix|en|doer|-less}} doer + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} doerless (not comparable)
  1. Not involving a doer. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-doerless-en-adj-N3suMRCH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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