runlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌnləs/, U.S.

/ˈrənləs/

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

Etymology: < run n.² + -less suffix.

Cricket and Baseball.

Characterized by the absence of runs; that has not scored, or is unable to score.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [adjective] > scoreless

runless1885

shut-out1949

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of innings

defensive1832

chancy1875

runless1885

follow-on1890

chanceless1903

1885 Eagle (St John's College, Cambr.) 13 375 A catch missed is the equivalent of a runless innings.

1902 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 21 June 11/1 Wilson..often had the batters at his mercy. With errorless playing and faster work it would have been a runless game.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Oct. 11/4 The New York Americans made world's series history today..leaving the New York Nationals runless.

1950 Baseball Digest Apr. 22/1 Take a look at a few of the accomplishments of Cy Young..: Pitched forty-four consecutive runless innings.

1994 P. Bjarkman Baseball with Lat. Beat ii. vi. 173 He would..continue his miraculous string of outings with a reported additional 20 consecutive runless frames.

2008 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 15 Sept. 25 Will he even be selected for India if his miserable runless form continues?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	runless
释义	runlessadj. Brit. /ˈrʌnləs/, U.S. /ˈrənləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: run n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < run n.² + -less suffix. Cricket and Baseball. Characterized by the absence of runs; that has not scored, or is unable to score. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [adjective] > scoreless runless1885 shut-out1949 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of innings defensive1832 chancy1875 runless1885 follow-on1890 chanceless1903 1885 Eagle (St John's College, Cambr.) 13 375 A catch missed is the equivalent of a runless innings. 1902 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 21 June 11/1 Wilson..often had the batters at his mercy. With errorless playing and faster work it would have been a runless game. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 7 Oct. 11/4 The New York Americans made world's series history today..leaving the New York Nationals runless. 1950 Baseball Digest Apr. 22/1 Take a look at a few of the accomplishments of Cy Young..: Pitched forty-four consecutive runless innings. 1994 P. Bjarkman Baseball with Lat. Beat ii. vi. 173 He would..continue his miraculous string of outings with a reported additional 20 consecutive runless frames. 2008 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 15 Sept. 25 Will he even be selected for India if his miserable runless form continues? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1885
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