verseless

English

Etymology

verse +‎ -less

Adjective

verseless (not comparable)

1. Without poetry.
   • 1978, Parents and Children, volumes 16-18, page 25:

     Yet in spite of today's boom in books and libraries, some children still live in a verseless world.

2. Not divided into verses.
   • 2013, Steve Sullivan, Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, volume 1, page 695:

     After making several changes (such as shifting the time signature from 3/4 to 4/4, changing “will” to “shall,” and dropping the old verses, making it a verseless song that was all chorus with a number of new lines to provide variety), […]