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Word entry · 7 letters

lawless

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7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɔːləs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aellsswStarts with LEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. without law or control

Word origin

From Middle English laweles; equivalent to law + -less. Cognate with Danish lovløs (“lawless”), Swedish laglös (“lawless”), Norwegian lovløs (“lawless”), Icelandic löglaus (“lawless”).

Used in a sentence

  • This countrey ſwarmes with vile outragious men, That liue by rapine and by lawleſſe ſpoile, Fit ſouldiers for the wicked Tamburlaine.
  • For ſure the Gods / Are not devoid of wiſdom, but perceive / What oaths are lawleſs and by force extorted.
  • On why leaving lawless places and leaving pseudovirtuous groups is loving such places and groups

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