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rhymeless, a.|ˈraɪmlɪs|
[f. rhyme n. + -less. Cf. rimeless.]
Without rime; unrimed.
1799Southey in Robberd Mem. W. Taylor I. 252 Should not rhymeless odes be as harmonious as possible? 1866[see rhythmless]. 1880Swinburne Stud. Shaks. i. (ed. 2) 31 Written in blank verse, or at least in rhymeless lines.
Hence ˈrhymelessly adv.; ˈrhymelessness.
1885Athenæum 17 Jan. 80/1 That all the instances of rhymelessness in ‘Endymion’ were due to intention. 1892Ibid. 2 Jan. 22/1 Many good words have been allowed to run rhymelessly to waste. |