thudless

English

Etymology

thud +‎ -less

Pronunciation

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Adjective

thudless (not comparable)

1. Without (the sound of a) dull impact.
   • “Ante Up. Judge’s Book on Poker”, in Judge's Library. A Monthly Magazine of Fun, number 37, Judge Building, New York City: Judge Publishing Co., 1890, page 7: “
     Mrs. Fangle—“Electrocution seems to me a heartless mode of execution.”
     Fangle—“I don’t know about that, but it certainly is thudless.””