firless
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firless (not comparable)
- (rare) Without fir trees.
- 1882, William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders, A history of British birds:
- The Great Desert of Africa of course puts a limit to its wanderings, and the firless plains of Egypt equally discourage its approach.
- 1890, Henry Theophilus Finck, The Pacific Coast Scenic Tour:
- Artists and others who have grown up in firless countries can have no idea of the true grandeur and beauty of a real forest...