moisturelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɔɪstʃələs/, U.S.

/ˈmɔɪstʃərləs/

Forms: see moisture n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moisture n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < moisture n. + -less suffix.

Lacking or devoid in moisture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture

waterlessOE

unwateryc1000

unwateredc1440

moistureless1562

droughty1596

floodless1606

squalid1615

arid1652

siccaneous1656

anhydrous1872

1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet 51 Whose spring hath been ere this so laded out by me, That empty quite, and moystureles, I gesse it now to be.

1825 T. Wade Tasso & Sisters 50 For fifteen Autumns had not yet opprest The earth with moistureless and faded leaves Since she was born.

1828 J. Ruddiman Tales & Sketches 241 Some aged female, whose dry and moisterless eyes can best withstand the pungent fumes of the operation.

1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life ii. 20 The chalk is moistureless, and nothing can grow on it.

1984 Sci. Amer. Dec. 124/1 (advt.) The space environment offers a weightless, vibrationless, moistureless, soundless vacuum in and with which to work.

1995 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 19 Feb. 10 Standing here on one of those hot, moistureless Baja days..you realize why a community of Russian mystics would choose to settle here.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moistureless
释义	moisturelessadj. Brit. /ˈmɔɪstʃələs/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪstʃərləs/ Forms: see moisture n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moisture n., -less suffix. Etymology: < moisture n. + -less suffix. Lacking or devoid in moisture. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture waterlessOE unwateryc1000 unwateredc1440 moistureless1562 droughty1596 floodless1606 squalid1615 arid1652 siccaneous1656 anhydrous1872 1562 A. Brooke tr. M. Bandello Tragicall Hist. Romeus & Iuliet 51 Whose spring hath been ere this so laded out by me, That empty quite, and moystureles, I gesse it now to be. 1825 T. Wade Tasso & Sisters 50 For fifteen Autumns had not yet opprest The earth with moistureless and faded leaves Since she was born. 1828 J. Ruddiman Tales & Sketches 241 Some aged female, whose dry and moisterless eyes can best withstand the pungent fumes of the operation. 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life ii. 20 The chalk is moistureless, and nothing can grow on it. 1984 Sci. Amer. Dec. 124/1 (advt.) The space environment offers a weightless, vibrationless, moistureless, soundless vacuum in and with which to work. 1995 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 19 Feb. 10 Standing here on one of those hot, moistureless Baja days..you realize why a community of Russian mystics would choose to settle here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1562
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