comfortless
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
comfortless (comparative more comfortless, superlative most comfortless)
- (of a person) Deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, John 14:18,[1]
- I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
- c. 1612, William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Henry VIII, Act II, Scene 3,[2]
- The queen is comfortless, and we forgetful
- In our long absence: pray, do not deliver
- What here you've heard to her.
- 1862, Christina Rossetti, “Mirage” in Goblin Market and other Poems,[3]
- The hope I dreamed of was a dream,
- Was but a dream; and now I wake,
- Exceeding comfortless, and worn, and old,
- For a dream's sake.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, John 14:18,[1]
- (of a thing) Offering no comfort; uncomforting.
- c. 1693, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act III, Scene 1,[4]
- Alas, poor heart, that kiss is comfortless
- As frozen water to a starved snake.
- 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Chapter V,[5]
- I did not dare return to the apartment which I inhabited, but felt impelled to hurry on, although drenched by the rain which poured from a black and comfortless sky.
- 1941, Emily Carr, Klee Wyck, Chapter 4,[6]
- In comfortless, damp blankets we got through the night.
- c. 1693, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act III, Scene 1,[4]