hitless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hit +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

hitless (not comparable)

  1. Without any successful songs.
    • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 277:
      While she was hitless herself, Denise produced R & B hits like Bill Coday's "Get Your Lie Straight" and the Sequins' "Hey Romeo."
  2. (baseball, of a batter) Having failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game.
    Jones is hitless in the last four games.
  3. (baseball, of a team) Having no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game.
    The team is hitless since the third inning.

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