"morrowless" meaning in English

See morrowless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From morrow + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|morrow|less}} morrow + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} morrowless (not comparable)
  1. (archaic or literary) lacking a tomorrow; lasting eternally on a single day Tags: archaic, literary, not-comparable
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