supperlessadj.

1509 tr. A. de la Sale Fyftene Ioyes of Maryage (de Worde) (new ed.) iv. sig. E.j^v All wery gooth he souperles to bedde And yf he soupe, god wote how he is fedde.

c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. Kiv ^v I had leuer Cornix go souperles to bed.

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 28 Their Wiues and Children cry out for bread, and goe to bedde Supperlesse ofte in the yeere.

1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor iii. i. sig. F4 They'le keep a man deuoutly hungry all day, & at night send him supperlesse to bed. View more context for this quotation

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 23 The most part of the Grecians were supperlesse, as also they wanted their dinner that day.

1665 J. Davies tr. P. Scarron Novels 306 Those charities were his daily revenue, but so small, that, many times, he went to his Cell, not onely supperless, but hungry.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 99 She ey'd the Bard where supperless he sate.

1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy II. xxviii. 65 This soup was removed by a dish of broiled house-sparrows. Need I say we went to bed supperless?

1822 T. L. Peacock Maid Marian iii. 38 The baron had passed a supperless and sleepless night.

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. 72 If he had not supped with the minister he might have gone supperless to bed.

1915 in P. Farrer Confid. Corr. on Cross Dressing (1997) 104 My mother came out and sent me up to bed—supperless.

1959 P. Frank Alas, Babylon iii. 44 Then Randy was ordered to his room, supperless and in disgrace.

2007 T. Thomas Smidgeon of Relig. xxv. 46 A supperless sleep is better than a full belly on credit.