curvelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkəːvləs/, U.S.

/ˈkərvləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < curve n. + -less suffix.

Without a curve; free from curves; not curved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective]

rightOE

straightc1350

rightfulc1384

line-rightc1400

rule-righta1450

streckc1480

unbent1483

straight forth1536

unwried1558

steel-straighta1560

untwisted1575

uncurled1597

rectified1598

cornerless1605

uncrooked1611

unbended1648

retent1656

uninflected1713

curveless1800

arrow-straight1834

unconvoluted1839

unwarped1855

curlless1861

undistorted1881

poker-straight1949

1800 S. T. Coleridge Pitt & Bonaparte in Morning Post 19 Mar. A young man,..whose whole track had been as curveless as the motion of a fascinated reptile!

1854 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. Feb. 144 The road is constructed with mathematical precision, curveless and inclineless.

1885 B. Harte Maruja i. 18 Her straight, curveless mouth.

1937 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 13 Apr. (Sports section) 15/1 Throwing a curveless slow ball for the Crackers to belt all over the pasture.

1968 P. Dickinson Skin Deep i. 15 Curveless modern sofas.

2011 N.Y. Mag. 22 Aug. 54/3 The impossibly hipless and curveless women the fashion industry fetishizes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curveless
释义	curvelessadj. Brit. /ˈkəːvləs/, U.S. /ˈkərvləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -less suffix. Etymology: < curve n. + -less suffix. Without a curve; free from curves; not curved. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] rightOE straightc1350 rightfulc1384 line-rightc1400 rule-righta1450 streckc1480 unbent1483 straight forth1536 unwried1558 steel-straighta1560 untwisted1575 uncurled1597 rectified1598 cornerless1605 uncrooked1611 unbended1648 retent1656 uninflected1713 curveless1800 arrow-straight1834 unconvoluted1839 unwarped1855 curlless1861 undistorted1881 poker-straight1949 1800 S. T. Coleridge Pitt & Bonaparte in Morning Post 19 Mar. A young man,..whose whole track had been as curveless as the motion of a fascinated reptile! 1854 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. Feb. 144 The road is constructed with mathematical precision, curveless and inclineless. 1885 B. Harte Maruja i. 18 Her straight, curveless mouth. 1937 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 13 Apr. (Sports section) 15/1 Throwing a curveless slow ball for the Crackers to belt all over the pasture. 1968 P. Dickinson Skin Deep i. 15 Curveless modern sofas. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 22 Aug. 54/3 The impossibly hipless and curveless women the fashion industry fetishizes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1800
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