remediless

English

Etymology

From remedy +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛmədilɪs/
• Hyphenation: rem‧e‧di‧less

Adjective

remediless (not comparable)

1. Not having a remedy; not capable of being remedied. [from 16th c.]
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.11:

     I driven am to great distresse, / And forced to forgoe th'attempt remedilesse.

   • Template:RQ:Florio Montaigne Essayes
   • 2010, Pakistan Labour Cases, volume 51, page 55:

     […] cannot be taken to mean that the petitioners have been left remediless.

Derived terms

• remedilessly
• remedilessness