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单词 addressless
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addresslessadj.

Brit. /əˈdrɛsləs/, U.S. /əˈdrɛsləs/, /ˈæˌdrɛsləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: address n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < address n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier addressed adj.
Lacking an address or addresses.
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1846 Social Infl. II. iii. xvii. 299 ‘A Roland for an Oliver!’ laughed St. Leger, extending his [letter]; which, dateless and addressless, in scrawl uncouth, ran—My dear sir, [etc.].
1910 H. James Let. 9 Sept. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) iv. 170 I have also had a kind wire, but all addressless, save that he seemed to be at Newport.
1984 New Yorker 22 Oct. 35/2 An addressless network of narrower streets and alleys and paths.
2004 D. Alper Trading Tatiana xxvi. 202 It was a huge risk, of course, sending that amount of money to a nameless, faceless, addressless recipient.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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