"spitless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spitless.wav
Etymology: From spit + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spit|less}} spit + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} spitless (not comparable)
  1. Without spit or spitting. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-spitless-en-adj-9jPxLaKu Categories (other): 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: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (euphemistic) Having a dry mouth; greatly frightened. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-spitless-en-adj-83BQBBb7 Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scared spitless Related terms: shitless, witless
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