precedentlessadj.
/ˈprɛsᵻd(ə)ntləs/, U.S. /ˈprɛsədn(t)ləs/ Without precedents to follow; unprecedented.
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1869 Daily News 26 May 5/3 Admitting..that his own tradition-be-ridden country was being slowly but surely drawn into the wake of traditionless, precedentless America.
1947 R. W. Paul California Gold xiii. 233 The first attempts to secure patents bogged down in a precedentless morass, and the expense proved to be unexpectedly high.
1999 Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press-Gaz. (Nexis) 2 July 7 a The ultimate decision in a precedentless realm belongs to the high court.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1869- at foot pace
- at foot's pace
- at formerly also for free cost
- at formerly also in a gallop
- at formerly also of free cost
- at formerly also on a gallop
- at formerly also on free cost
- at formerly also on sight
- at formerly also upon a gallop
- at formerly also upon free cost
- at formerly also upon sight
- at formerly also with a gallop
- at foster
- at fouth
- at free cost
- at free-free-quarters
- at free-quarter
- at freefreequarters
- at freequarter
- at freezing
- at friend
- at full
- at full belt
- at full bore
- at full cock