runless

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English

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Etymology

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From run +‎ -less.

Adjective

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runless (not comparable)

  1. (of stockings) Without runs, or not susceptible to runs.
    • 1985, Gail Gross, Honora M. Finkelstein, Beautiful skin, page 162:
      Some of them will be mini-distresses: you get into a traffic jam that causes a minor delay; your garbage disposal breaks down and you have to call a repairman; you discover your daughter has absconded with your last pair of runless hose []
  2. (sports) Without runs scored (in cricket, baseball, etc.).

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