"prospectless" meaning in English

See prospectless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: prospect + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prospect|less}} prospect + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prospectless (not comparable)
  1. Without prospects; futureless. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prospectless-en-adj-88XQBEii Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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