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▪ I. desertless, a.1|dɪˈzɜːtlɛs|
[f. desert n.1 + -less.]
1. Without desert or merit: undeserving.
1601Cornwallyes Ess. ii. li. (1631) 329 If desertlesse the begger and you differ but in the quantitie. 1631Heywood Maid of West ii. i. Wks. 1874 II. 352 Prize me low And of desertlesse merit. 1700J. A. Astry tr. Saavedra-Faxardo II. 108 He promis'd to reform the Militia, and afterwards admitted Persons wholly desertless. 1891Pall Mall G. 23 Dec. 2/3 Constant to her desertless husband.
†2. Unmerited, undeserved. Obs.
1556J. Heywood Spider & F. xv. 47 This augmenteth my greefe, Thus to be chargde, with desertles repreefe. 1600Dekker Gentle Craft Wks. 1873 I. 74 Your Grace..Heapt on the head of this degenerous boy, Desertless favours. 1613–31Primer our Lady 366 The mother wailing For her Sons desertlesse paine.
†3. Involving no recompense or reward; thankless.
1607Tourneur Rev. Trag. iii. vi, I am allotted To that desertlesse office, to present you With the yet bleeding head. 1615T. Adams Lycanthropy Ep. Ded. 1 It is no desertlesse office to discover that insatiate beast.
Hence deˈsertlessly adv., undeservedly.
1611Beaum. & Fl. King & no King iii. ii, People will call you valiant; desertlessly I think.
▪ II. desertless, a.2 rare.|ˈdɛzətlɪs|
[f. desert n.2 + -less.]
Without or devoid of desert land.
1822New Monthly Mag. IV. 374 We recognize the lion as having some other relation to our desertless island. |