questionlessadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)nləs/, U.S.

/ˈkwɛstʃənləs/

Forms: see question n. and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < question n. + -less suffix.

A. adv.

Without question, beyond all question; unquestionably; undoubtedly. Now poetic and archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]

withouten wantrukea1225

without missa1275

dreadlessc1369

doubtlessc1386

certainlya1400

sadly?a1425

questionlessc1425

undoubtablyc1425

doubtlesslyc1440

unsoilablyc1445

undoubtablec1450

undoubteda1500

undoubtedly?a1500

infallibly1502

indefeasibly1540

undubitately1548

indubitatelya1552

undoubting1552

undoubtingly1552

indoubtedly1563

indoubtly1606

unquestionably1611

questionlessly1612

indubitably1624

undoubtfully1628

uncontrollably1629

irrefragably1635

ungainsayably1637

inquestionablya1641

indubiously1642

unquestionedly1644

incontrollably1646

incontrovertibly1646

indisputably1646

acknowledgedly?1649

inexpugnably1653

uncontrovertablya1658

undubitably1660

inconfutably1664

uncontrollably1676

irrefutably1681

uncontestedly1699

undisputably1707

uncontestably1709

incontestablya1711

uncontrovertibly1755

undisputedly1778

(and) no mistake1818

unchallengeably1827

without resort1827

undeniedly1837

unappealably1840

indubitativelya1853

irrecusably1862

uncontradictably1862

inescapably1881

unarguably1888

sho1893

sure1894

posilutely1914

hands down1936

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 6871 (MED) And questionles reporte þis of me, Þat mercyles þis riche strong cite Schal doun be bete.

c1487 J. Skelton in tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Interpretatio 3 I questionles wyl saye..I haue my-self enplyed..vnto thestudye of wrytynge.

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. C.iij Questionles no dowte of that ye say Iupiter hym selfe this lyfe myght endure.

1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xcix Questyonlesse theyr brutysh heades are to blockysh.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia 107 If they..had not so soone returned, questionlesse the Indians would haue destroied the Fort.

1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 83 Each did questionless make a deep impression upon our Saviour.

?1730 J. Wesley Let. 27 Sept. (1931) I. 55 Every additional degree of intimacy with her may questionless enhance her value.

1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 222 Sir, said he, this is questionless another device of the tempter.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xiii. 174 Questionless, said I, talents like yours are convertible to every purpose.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. v. 113 A young man..who can questionless write a good hand and keep books.

1905 F. Thompson Health & Holiness 24 They had often, questionless, to be ridden with a cruel curb.

1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated i. v. 36 Questionless, Sir John Suckling would have some malicious tales to tell.

a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxix. 237 ‘We will yet see whether God be able to die.’ ‘Questionless, He is able. To Him is not even the impossible possible?’

B. adj.

1. Not admitting of question; unquestionable, indubitable. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective]

sickera1400

undoubtingc1400

undoubtablec1425

doubtlessc1440

unsoilablec1449

unwithsayablec1450

undoubtedc1460

indoubted?1467

indubitate1480

undubitate1482

unrepugnablea1500

infallible1526

questionless1532

insoluble1533

irrefragable1533

undoubtful1533

inexpugnablea1535

uncontrolleda1535

undeniable1541

indisputable1551

indoubtable1557

unsoluble1559

uncontrollable1577

infringible1581

irreprovable1581

ungainsaid1587

unquestionable1587

unquarrelled1588

peremptory1589

irrefragatea1592

unrefellable1593

unrefutable1594

controversiless1604

unquestioned1604

undisputable1605

impleadable1606

contradictless1607

unargued1609

unchallengeable1611

uncontroversable1617

ungainsayable1618

irrefutable1620

indeniable1621

undenied1621

incontradictable1624

indenied1624

indubious1625

indubitable1625

undisputeda1627

uncontroversed1634

unchallengeda1639

God-given1642

indisputed1643

unconfutable1643

undubitable1643

incontrollable1646

incontrovertible1646

unquarrellable1646

watertight1647

unquaerable1657

uncontrovertible1664

incontestable1673

inconfutable1679

uncontestable1681

uncontested1683

uncontradictory1698

uncontradictable1707

incontested1712

irrevinciblea1746

contestlessa1750

innegable1772

irrecusable1776

unrebuttable1804

unassailable1830

unimpugnable1832

irrebuttablea1834

unquibbled1860

inarguablea1875

automatic1877

inoppugnable1885

indiscussible1893

indiscutable1933

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 814/2 Thys questionlesse and cleare vndowted churche.

1594 G. Chapman Σκìα Νυκτòς sig. Aij Why then should our Intonsi Catones with their profit-rauisht grauitie esteeme her true fauours such questionlesse vanities?

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads iv. 17 The conquest yet is questionless.

1642 J. Eaton Honey-combe Free Justific. 81 It is questionlesse that all our sins are in Gods sight.

1677 T. Rawlins Tom Essence i. 7 That Stanly loves me, is questionless, otherwise so brisk a Town-gallant as he cou'd ne're have prov'd so constant.

1745 T. Cooke Immortality Reveal'd ii. 25 That Jesus..Assum'd this Office, and to Heav'n appeal'd In witness of the Truths..Is questionless; the Pagan and the Jew Uniting here acknowledg'd this as true.

1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress v. i. 91 Your knowledge in the profession, Mr. Rightly, is as questionless as your integrity.

1834 Mail (Hagers-Town, Maryland) 5 Sept. 3/1 His neighbors cannot hear the questionless and triumphant proof by which his innocence was ascertained.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. iv. 37 Reft from my senses are the laws which gave order and place to their old questionless realm.

1931 Helena (Montana) Independent 16 Oct. 4/5 There is huge comfort to be derived from regard of our few eternal guideposts. For example, the questionless belief that toast should be crisp.

1961 Stud. in Renaissance 8 257 That there were such serious attempts is of course questionless. There is a truly huge corpus of ‘parodies’.

2. That asks no questions; unquestioning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question

mistrustless1586

unsuspicious1586

unmistrustful1587

unmistrusting1595

unsuspecting1595

unsuspicious1595

suspectless1605

implicit faith1610

distrustless1611

confidenta1616

suspicionlessc1650

undistrustful1654

unspeculative1660

unquestioning1697

unsuspectful1781

pin-faith1800

questionless1821

unspeculating1828

unsceptical1851

round-heeled1920

pistic1923

1821 C. Lloyd Desultory Thoughts London 164 The task is left to me, to see the cold, Questionless, faint, and unexpressive lip,—Whose honey he this night was doom'd to sip.

a1846 A. De Vere Mary Tudor, Pt. 2 (1847) ii. v. 196 The People Must be broke into questionless obedience; Or they'll not suit King Philip.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 498 With the same clear mind and questionless faith.

1968 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 29 134 Our natural state regarding our own actions is questionless and unquestionable.

2006 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 14 Oct. Except for nervous laughter, the students remained quiet and questionless.

Derivatives

ˈquestionlessly adv. (a) = questionless adv.; (b) without asking questions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]

withouten wantrukea1225

without missa1275

dreadlessc1369

doubtlessc1386

certainlya1400

sadly?a1425

questionlessc1425

undoubtablyc1425

doubtlesslyc1440

unsoilablyc1445

undoubtablec1450

undoubteda1500

undoubtedly?a1500

infallibly1502

indefeasibly1540

undubitately1548

indubitatelya1552

undoubting1552

undoubtingly1552

indoubtedly1563

indoubtly1606

unquestionably1611

questionlessly1612

indubitably1624

undoubtfully1628

uncontrollably1629

irrefragably1635

ungainsayably1637

inquestionablya1641

indubiously1642

unquestionedly1644

incontrollably1646

incontrovertibly1646

indisputably1646

acknowledgedly?1649

inexpugnably1653

uncontrovertablya1658

undubitably1660

inconfutably1664

uncontrollably1676

irrefutably1681

uncontestedly1699

undisputably1707

uncontestably1709

incontestablya1711

uncontrovertibly1755

undisputedly1778

(and) no mistake1818

unchallengeably1827

without resort1827

undeniedly1837

unappealably1840

indubitativelya1853

irrecusably1862

uncontradictably1862

inescapably1881

unarguably1888

sho1893

sure1894

posilutely1914

hands down1936

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adverb] > without question

suspectlessly1599

unquestionedly1644

implicitly1650

unsuspectingly1656

unquestioningly1677

unsuspiciouslya1812

questionlessly1865

1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 iv. xiv. 485 Hee had been questionlesly drowned, if the long apparell he wore on, had not kept him vp a while aboue the water.

1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice ii. iii. 169 The advantage of the League, which was questionlesly known, would be very great.

1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 310 To-day, still calmly, questionlessly, he did more.

1877 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VII. lxxx. 225 Being simply and questionlessly father-laws from the beginning.

1938 F. T. Prince Coll. Poems (1993) 21 Being in these eyes seen aright As he questionlessly is In the white air under dawn.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	questionless
释义	questionlessadv.adj. Brit. /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)nləs/, U.S. /ˈkwɛstʃənləs/ Forms: see question n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: question n., -less suffix. Etymology: < question n. + -less suffix. A. adv. Without question, beyond all question; unquestionably; undoubtedly. Now poetic and archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb] withouten wantrukea1225 without missa1275 dreadlessc1369 doubtlessc1386 certainlya1400 sadly?a1425 questionlessc1425 undoubtablyc1425 doubtlesslyc1440 unsoilablyc1445 undoubtablec1450 undoubteda1500 undoubtedly?a1500 infallibly1502 indefeasibly1540 undubitately1548 indubitatelya1552 undoubting1552 undoubtingly1552 indoubtedly1563 indoubtly1606 unquestionably1611 questionlessly1612 indubitably1624 undoubtfully1628 uncontrollably1629 irrefragably1635 ungainsayably1637 inquestionablya1641 indubiously1642 unquestionedly1644 incontrollably1646 incontrovertibly1646 indisputably1646 acknowledgedly?1649 inexpugnably1653 uncontrovertablya1658 undubitably1660 inconfutably1664 uncontrollably1676 irrefutably1681 uncontestedly1699 undisputably1707 uncontestably1709 incontestablya1711 uncontrovertibly1755 undisputedly1778 (and) no mistake1818 unchallengeably1827 without resort1827 undeniedly1837 unappealably1840 indubitativelya1853 irrecusably1862 uncontradictably1862 inescapably1881 unarguably1888 sho1893 sure1894 posilutely1914 hands down1936 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 6871 (MED) And questionles reporte þis of me, Þat mercyles þis riche strong cite Schal doun be bete. c1487 J. Skelton in tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Interpretatio 3 I questionles wyl saye..I haue my-self enplyed..vnto thestudye of wrytynge. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. C.iij Questionles no dowte of that ye say Iupiter hym selfe this lyfe myght endure. 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xcix Questyonlesse theyr brutysh heades are to blockysh. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia 107 If they..had not so soone returned, questionlesse the Indians would haue destroied the Fort. 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 83 Each did questionless make a deep impression upon our Saviour. ?1730 J. Wesley Let. 27 Sept. (1931) I. 55 Every additional degree of intimacy with her may questionless enhance her value. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 222 Sir, said he, this is questionless another device of the tempter. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. vii. xiii. 174 Questionless, said I, talents like yours are convertible to every purpose. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. v. 113 A young man..who can questionless write a good hand and keep books. 1905 F. Thompson Health & Holiness 24 They had often, questionless, to be ridden with a cruel curb. 1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated i. v. 36 Questionless, Sir John Suckling would have some malicious tales to tell. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxix. 237 ‘We will yet see whether God be able to die.’ ‘Questionless, He is able. To Him is not even the impossible possible?’ B. adj. 1. Not admitting of question; unquestionable, indubitable. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective] sickera1400 undoubtingc1400 undoubtablec1425 doubtlessc1440 unsoilablec1449 unwithsayablec1450 undoubtedc1460 indoubted?1467 indubitate1480 undubitate1482 unrepugnablea1500 infallible1526 questionless1532 insoluble1533 irrefragable1533 undoubtful1533 inexpugnablea1535 uncontrolleda1535 undeniable1541 indisputable1551 indoubtable1557 unsoluble1559 uncontrollable1577 infringible1581 irreprovable1581 ungainsaid1587 unquestionable1587 unquarrelled1588 peremptory1589 irrefragatea1592 unrefellable1593 unrefutable1594 controversiless1604 unquestioned1604 undisputable1605 impleadable1606 contradictless1607 unargued1609 unchallengeable1611 uncontroversable1617 ungainsayable1618 irrefutable1620 indeniable1621 undenied1621 incontradictable1624 indenied1624 indubious1625 indubitable1625 undisputeda1627 uncontroversed1634 unchallengeda1639 God-given1642 indisputed1643 unconfutable1643 undubitable1643 incontrollable1646 incontrovertible1646 unquarrellable1646 watertight1647 unquaerable1657 uncontrovertible1664 incontestable1673 inconfutable1679 uncontestable1681 uncontested1683 uncontradictory1698 uncontradictable1707 incontested1712 irrevinciblea1746 contestlessa1750 innegable1772 irrecusable1776 unrebuttable1804 unassailable1830 unimpugnable1832 irrebuttablea1834 unquibbled1860 inarguablea1875 automatic1877 inoppugnable1885 indiscussible1893 indiscutable1933 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 814/2 Thys questionlesse and cleare vndowted churche. 1594 G. Chapman Σκìα Νυκτòς sig. Aij Why then should our Intonsi Catones with their profit-rauisht grauitie esteeme her true fauours such questionlesse vanities? ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads iv. 17 The conquest yet is questionless. 1642 J. Eaton Honey-combe Free Justific. 81 It is questionlesse that all our sins are in Gods sight. 1677 T. Rawlins Tom Essence i. 7 That Stanly loves me, is questionless, otherwise so brisk a Town-gallant as he cou'd ne're have prov'd so constant. 1745 T. Cooke Immortality Reveal'd ii. 25 That Jesus..Assum'd this Office, and to Heav'n appeal'd In witness of the Truths..Is questionless; the Pagan and the Jew Uniting here acknowledg'd this as true. 1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress v. i. 91 Your knowledge in the profession, Mr. Rightly, is as questionless as your integrity. 1834 Mail (Hagers-Town, Maryland) 5 Sept. 3/1 His neighbors cannot hear the questionless and triumphant proof by which his innocence was ascertained. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. iv. 37 Reft from my senses are the laws which gave order and place to their old questionless realm. 1931 Helena (Montana) Independent 16 Oct. 4/5 There is huge comfort to be derived from regard of our few eternal guideposts. For example, the questionless belief that toast should be crisp. 1961 Stud. in Renaissance 8 257 That there were such serious attempts is of course questionless. There is a truly huge corpus of ‘parodies’. 2. That asks no questions; unquestioning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question mistrustless1586 unsuspicious1586 unmistrustful1587 unmistrusting1595 unsuspecting1595 unsuspicious1595 suspectless1605 implicit faith1610 distrustless1611 confidenta1616 suspicionlessc1650 undistrustful1654 unspeculative1660 unquestioning1697 unsuspectful1781 pin-faith1800 questionless1821 unspeculating1828 unsceptical1851 round-heeled1920 pistic1923 1821 C. Lloyd Desultory Thoughts London 164 The task is left to me, to see the cold, Questionless, faint, and unexpressive lip,—Whose honey he this night was doom'd to sip. a1846 A. De Vere Mary Tudor, Pt. 2 (1847) ii. v. 196 The People Must be broke into questionless obedience; Or they'll not suit King Philip. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 498 With the same clear mind and questionless faith. 1968 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 29 134 Our natural state regarding our own actions is questionless and unquestionable. 2006 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 14 Oct. Except for nervous laughter, the students remained quiet and questionless. Derivatives ˈquestionlessly adv. (a) = questionless adv.; (b) without asking questions. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb] withouten wantrukea1225 without missa1275 dreadlessc1369 doubtlessc1386 certainlya1400 sadly?a1425 questionlessc1425 undoubtablyc1425 doubtlesslyc1440 unsoilablyc1445 undoubtablec1450 undoubteda1500 undoubtedly?a1500 infallibly1502 indefeasibly1540 undubitately1548 indubitatelya1552 undoubting1552 undoubtingly1552 indoubtedly1563 indoubtly1606 unquestionably1611 questionlessly1612 indubitably1624 undoubtfully1628 uncontrollably1629 irrefragably1635 ungainsayably1637 inquestionablya1641 indubiously1642 unquestionedly1644 incontrollably1646 incontrovertibly1646 indisputably1646 acknowledgedly?1649 inexpugnably1653 uncontrovertablya1658 undubitably1660 inconfutably1664 uncontrollably1676 irrefutably1681 uncontestedly1699 undisputably1707 uncontestably1709 incontestablya1711 uncontrovertibly1755 undisputedly1778 (and) no mistake1818 unchallengeably1827 without resort1827 undeniedly1837 unappealably1840 indubitativelya1853 irrecusably1862 uncontradictably1862 inescapably1881 unarguably1888 sho1893 sure1894 posilutely1914 hands down1936 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adverb] > without question suspectlessly1599 unquestionedly1644 implicitly1650 unsuspectingly1656 unquestioningly1677 unsuspiciouslya1812 questionlessly1865 1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 iv. xiv. 485 Hee had been questionlesly drowned, if the long apparell he wore on, had not kept him vp a while aboue the water. 1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice ii. iii. 169 The advantage of the League, which was questionlesly known, would be very great. 1865 A. D. Whitney Gayworthys 310 To-day, still calmly, questionlessly, he did more. 1877 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VII. lxxx. 225 Being simply and questionlessly father-laws from the beginning. 1938 F. T. Prince Coll. Poems (1993) 21 Being in these eyes seen aright As he questionlessly is In the white air under dawn. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.c1425
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