tractlessadj.
Obsolete or archaic. rare.
= trackless adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] > of places, paths: unexplored
uncouthc960
uncoutha1000
unknowna1393
undiscovered1555
unbeaten1617
tractless1628
unbeat1635
untravelled1646
trackless1656
unexplored1697
unmapped1805
uncharted1895
unlocated1902
1628 J. Doughty Church Schismes in Disc. Divine Myst. 16 There want not infinite tractlesse mazes, wherein they can lurke vndiscerned.
1818 Hervey's Medit. 190 Ye Fish, that rove through tractless [earlier edd. trackless] paths of the sea.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 19 Dec. 2/1 In tractless wastes that stretch to Southern Pole, Her restless keel takes its unhindered way.
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adj.1628