anarthrous
adjective
an·ar·throus
(ˈ)a¦närthrəs
1
of a Greek substantive : used without the article
2
zoology : without distinct joints
anarthrously adverb
Word History
Etymology
Greek anarthros not differentiated, strengthless, inarticulate, without the article, from an- + arthron joint, article
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1