| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having no dinner.[Websters]
2. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb dinnerlessly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dinnerlessly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dinnerless.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DINNERLESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1778. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DINNERLESS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Dinnerless Their hosts are the cross-legged knights. That is, the stone effigies of the Round Church. In this church at one time lawyers met their clients, and here a host of vagabonds used to loiter about all day, under the hope of being hired as witnesses. Dining with the cross-legged knights meant much the same thing as dining with duke Humphrey (q.v.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
