prospectlessadj.
/ˈprɒspɛk(t)ləs/, U.S. /ˈprɑˌspɛk(t)ləs/ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [adjective] > qualities of building generally
substantious1529
lightsome1548
standing1624
substantial1624
prospectless1656
light1765
pukka1777
low-browed1810
tavernous1866
barrack-like1915
demountable1939
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [adjective] > others
lightsome1548
thorough-lighted1624
prospectless1656
nude1867
boudoiresque1880
step-up1979
1656 S. Hunton Golden Law 103 Wert thou hous'd in some dark or Prospectless ground room.
1770 H. Walpole Let. 11 June in Corr. (1941) X. 307 A palace..as dismal and prospectless as if it stood ‘On Stanmore's wintry wild!’
2. Without prospects for the future.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adjective] > without prospects
prospectless1833
futureless1863
1833 S. T. Coleridge Let. 29 Oct. (1971) VI. 966 Poor and prospectless myself..I have not lost the interest of sympathy with my juniors.
1889 M. Oliphant Poor Gentleman II. ii. 27 A penniless, prospectless young man.
1907 Times 7 Dec. 16/3 Unskilled and prospectless occupations, of which sorting, labelling, carrying, and packing may be taken as outstanding instances.
1971 Compar. Educ. 7 12 Their prospectless condition may be because..their education has been based upon vocationally irrelevant types of skill and knowledge.
1995 M. Amis Information (1996) 127 How much better things had been, in the old days, when Gwyn was poor, his bedsit cramped, his girlfriend rough, his career quite prospectless.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1656