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shell-less

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
shel-l--less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking a shell.

adj

Unprotected, vulnerable.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English shell-less From shell + -less.

Inflected Forms

shelless (alternative) shellless (alternative, proscribed)

Synonyms

unshelled

Questions

What does shell-less mean?
Lacking a shell.
Where does shell-less come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English shell-less From shell + -less.

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