nurturelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈnəːtʃələs/, U.S.

/ˈnərtʃərləs/

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

Etymology: < nurture n. + -less suffix.

rare.

Lacking nurture or nourishment.

ΚΠ

1835 T. N. Talfourd Ion ii. i Who perish not alone, but in their fall Break the far-spreading tendrils that they feed, And leave them nurtureless.

1882 D. B. W. Sladen Frithjof & Ingeborg 196 Mean sloes, And nurtureless wild raspberries, and those That grow upon the bramble, the hawthorn, and wild rose.

1994 N. Powell Stones on Thorpeness Beach 68 I tried to civilise, to tame the terrors Of things by nature nurtureless, untamed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nurtureless
释义	nurturelessadj. Brit. /ˈnəːtʃələs/, U.S. /ˈnərtʃərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nurture n., -less suffix. Etymology: < nurture n. + -less suffix. rare. Lacking nurture or nourishment. ΚΠ 1835 T. N. Talfourd Ion ii. i Who perish not alone, but in their fall Break the far-spreading tendrils that they feed, And leave them nurtureless. 1882 D. B. W. Sladen Frithjof & Ingeborg 196 Mean sloes, And nurtureless wild raspberries, and those That grow upon the bramble, the hawthorn, and wild rose. 1994 N. Powell Stones on Thorpeness Beach 68 I tried to civilise, to tame the terrors Of things by nature nurtureless, untamed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835
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