marrowlessadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈmarəʊləs/, U.S.

/ˈmɛroʊləs/

Forms: see marrow n.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marrow n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < marrow n.¹ + -less suffix.

1. Having no marrow; (figurative) lacking substance, essence, or spirit.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will

nesheOE

feeblec1200

softc1275

weaka1425

infirm1526

lithya1533

unheaded1577

spiritless1595

pappy1597

irresolute1600

marrowless1607

seducible1613

wax-nosedc1615

unsinewy?1623

reedy1628

swayable1642

short-spirited1647

weak-headed1654

lath-backed1676

will-less?1680

tiffany-trader1702

weak-minded1716

lax1751

lax-fibred1762

nerveless1783

wishy-washy1801

marcid1822

molluscous1836

boneless1848

weedy1849

putty-headed1857

flabby1862

weak-kneed1863

fibreless1864

invertebrate1867

chinless1881

backboneless1882

featherweight1885

spineless1885

weak-willed1885

totter-kneed1887

akratic1896

effete1905

weakling1906

gutless1915

willowish1919

Milquetoast1932

nannified1960

ball-less1967

1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. i. sig. A2 O that marrow-lesse age, Would stuffe the hollow Bones with dambd desires.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. iv. 93 Thy bones are marrowlesse, thy blood is cold.

1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 451 Break off this ungodly Match between this marrowless Curmudgeon and your young Daughter.

1756 A. Murphy Apprentice ii. 28 Thy Bones are marrowless—There's no Speculation in those Eyes, that thou dost glare withal.

1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 58 They..lent each other ruthless paiks Athort the bare and merghless spaiks.

1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) 40 A melancholy heap of leached ashes, marrowless bones, and empty oyster-shells.

1881 F. S. Ensor Journey through Nubia viii. 73 The sucked and marrowless bones.

1957 S. Plath Coll. Poems (1981) 58 Her winter-beheaded daisies, marrowless, gaunt, Warned her to keep Indoors.

1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) ii. viii. 115 The hinges of the big redwood door grated like marrowless bones.

†2. Anatomy. Of a nerve fibre: having no myelin sheath; unmyelinated. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1877 I. Rosenthal Gen. Physiol. Muscles & Nerves 104 These marrowless fibres are grey.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

marrowlessadj.²

Brit.

/ˈmarə(ʊ)ləs/, U.S.

/ˈmɛroʊləs/, Scottish English

/ˈmarələs/

Forms: see marrow n.² and -less suffix; also Scottish 1800s– marless, 1800s– mar'less, 1900s– marlis, 1900s– marrless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marrow n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < marrow n.² + -less suffix.

British regional (chiefly Scottish).

Companionless, solitary; unmarried; unequalled, unrivalled. Of one member of a pair: lacking its partner or counterpart.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [adjective]

onlyOE

alonec1175

solitarya1340

lone1377

ledelessc1400

fellowless?c1425

savage1535

neighbourless1550

private1599

discompanied1601

unattended1603

disaccompanied1605

lonelya1616

marrowless?1635

companionless1644

unneighboured1657

unaccompanied1709

unescorted1774

uncompanioned1822

comradeless1891

?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 58 Know thou art not marrowless in thy exercise.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 433 My matchless, and my most marrowless and marvellous Wellbeloved.

1720 Pitcalnie MSS (Inventory) in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. (at cited word) A Pair fine linnen sleeves and morrowless sleeve.

1832 A. Henderson Sc. Prov. 134 Nae equal to you but our dog Sorkie, and he's dead, and ye're marrowless.

1846 W. Cross Disruption xxiii. 250 A marrowless glove.

1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin ix Condemned to trodge through the world marrowless..a daesed, donart auld carl o' a batchelor.

1922 J. B. Salmond Bawbee Bowden x Naething on but his auld marless buits.

1956 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 26 Nov. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) They wore..‘marless socks’, a flame-coloured one and a green one each.

1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. at Morroless Did du noteece at he was wearin morroless socks?

1994 C. De Luca Voes & Sounds 30 Twa hill lambs fae uncan erts..Cringed an teddered: Morroless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marrowless
释义	marrowlessadj.¹ Brit. /ˈmarəʊləs/, U.S. /ˈmɛroʊləs/ Forms: see marrow n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marrow n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < marrow n.¹ + -less suffix. 1. Having no marrow; (figurative) lacking substance, essence, or spirit. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will nesheOE feeblec1200 softc1275 weaka1425 infirm1526 lithya1533 unheaded1577 spiritless1595 pappy1597 irresolute1600 marrowless1607 seducible1613 wax-nosedc1615 unsinewy?1623 reedy1628 swayable1642 short-spirited1647 weak-headed1654 lath-backed1676 will-less?1680 tiffany-trader1702 weak-minded1716 lax1751 lax-fibred1762 nerveless1783 wishy-washy1801 marcid1822 molluscous1836 boneless1848 weedy1849 putty-headed1857 flabby1862 weak-kneed1863 fibreless1864 invertebrate1867 chinless1881 backboneless1882 featherweight1885 spineless1885 weak-willed1885 totter-kneed1887 akratic1896 effete1905 weakling1906 gutless1915 willowish1919 Milquetoast1932 nannified1960 ball-less1967 1607 T. Middleton Revengers Trag. i. sig. A2 O that marrow-lesse age, Would stuffe the hollow Bones with dambd desires. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. iv. 93 Thy bones are marrowlesse, thy blood is cold. View more context for this quotation 1707 tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Diverting Wks. 451 Break off this ungodly Match between this marrowless Curmudgeon and your young Daughter. 1756 A. Murphy Apprentice ii. 28 Thy Bones are marrowless—There's no Speculation in those Eyes, that thou dost glare withal. 1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 58 They..lent each other ruthless paiks Athort the bare and merghless spaiks. 1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) 40 A melancholy heap of leached ashes, marrowless bones, and empty oyster-shells. 1881 F. S. Ensor Journey through Nubia viii. 73 The sucked and marrowless bones. 1957 S. Plath Coll. Poems (1981) 58 Her winter-beheaded daisies, marrowless, gaunt, Warned her to keep Indoors. 1984 T. C. Boyle Budding Prospects (1985) ii. viii. 115 The hinges of the big redwood door grated like marrowless bones. †2. Anatomy. Of a nerve fibre: having no myelin sheath; unmyelinated. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1877 I. Rosenthal Gen. Physiol. Muscles & Nerves 104 These marrowless fibres are grey. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). marrowlessadj.² Brit. /ˈmarə(ʊ)ləs/, U.S. /ˈmɛroʊləs/, Scottish English /ˈmarələs/ Forms: see marrow n.² and -less suffix; also Scottish 1800s– marless, 1800s– mar'less, 1900s– marlis, 1900s– marrless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marrow n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < marrow n.² + -less suffix. British regional (chiefly Scottish). Companionless, solitary; unmarried; unequalled, unrivalled. Of one member of a pair: lacking its partner or counterpart. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [adjective] onlyOE alonec1175 solitarya1340 lone1377 ledelessc1400 fellowless?c1425 savage1535 neighbourless1550 private1599 discompanied1601 unattended1603 disaccompanied1605 lonelya1616 marrowless?1635 companionless1644 unneighboured1657 unaccompanied1709 unescorted1774 uncompanioned1822 comradeless1891 ?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 58 Know thou art not marrowless in thy exercise. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 433 My matchless, and my most marrowless and marvellous Wellbeloved. 1720 Pitcalnie MSS (Inventory) in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. (at cited word) A Pair fine linnen sleeves and morrowless sleeve. 1832 A. Henderson Sc. Prov. 134 Nae equal to you but our dog Sorkie, and he's dead, and ye're marrowless. 1846 W. Cross Disruption xxiii. 250 A marrowless glove. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin ix Condemned to trodge through the world marrowless..a daesed, donart auld carl o' a batchelor. 1922 J. B. Salmond Bawbee Bowden x Naething on but his auld marless buits. 1956 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 26 Nov. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) They wore..‘marless socks’, a flame-coloured one and a green one each. 1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. at Morroless Did du noteece at he was wearin morroless socks? 1994 C. De Luca Voes & Sounds 30 Twa hill lambs fae uncan erts..Cringed an teddered: Morroless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1607adj.²?1635
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