"speedless" meaning in English

See speedless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English spedles, equivalent to speed + -less. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spedles}} Middle English spedles, {{suffix|en|speed|less}} speed + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} speedless (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Lacking success or prosperity; not prosperous; unfortunate; unsuccessful. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-speedless-en-adj-BBv118-D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 65 35
  2. Without speed; slow; sluggish. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-speedless-en-adj-wMygPWu1

Download JSON data for speedless meaning in English (1.4kB)

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