gaudlessadj.
Etymology: < gaud n.2 + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgaudless.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1848 J. Craig Gaudless, destitute of ornament. Hence in later Dicts.
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