plunderlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈplʌndələs/, U.S.

/ˈpləndərləs/

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

Etymology: < plunder n. + -less suffix.

rare.

Having or yielding no plunder. (In quot. 1808 figurative: having no profits made by dishonest or extortionate means.)

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] > not mercenary, etc.

unmercenary1608

plunderless1648

1648 Looking-glasse for Well-affected in London 4 No way to make the Scottish invasion fruitlesse, unlesse we can perswaade Hamilton to be faithlesse; which will not be, if..his miscellaneous Regiments depart Plunderlesse.

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. ix. 22 A lean, and plunderless integrity.

1893 S. O. Jewett Native of Winby 202 Betsey..stole out of the kitchen door like a plunderless thief.

1998 E. Darack Wind, Water, Sun xviii. 275 Grijalva went on to discover the plunderless Revilla Gigedo islands four hundred miles off Mexico's coast, then sailed to Acapulco.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plunderless
释义	plunderlessadj. Brit. /ˈplʌndələs/, U.S. /ˈpləndərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plunder n., -less suffix. Etymology: < plunder n. + -less suffix. rare. Having or yielding no plunder. (In quot. 1808 figurative: having no profits made by dishonest or extortionate means.) ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adjective] > not mercenary, etc. unmercenary1608 plunderless1648 1648 Looking-glasse for Well-affected in London 4 No way to make the Scottish invasion fruitlesse, unlesse we can perswaade Hamilton to be faithlesse; which will not be, if..his miscellaneous Regiments depart Plunderlesse. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. ix. 22 A lean, and plunderless integrity. 1893 S. O. Jewett Native of Winby 202 Betsey..stole out of the kitchen door like a plunderless thief. 1998 E. Darack Wind, Water, Sun xviii. 275 Grijalva went on to discover the plunderless Revilla Gigedo islands four hundred miles off Mexico's coast, then sailed to Acapulco. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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