scopelessadj.
/ˈskəʊplɪs/ 1. Having no purpose or aim; objectless (? obsolete).
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the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless
purposeless1552
aimless1583
wayless1605
shapelessa1616
designless1649
scopeless1666
unmeaning1680
objectless1797
motiveless1798
purportless1802
driftless1806
adrift1818
unpurpose-like1825
unpurposed1827
goalless1828
nothingarian1859
1666 Bp. S. Parker Free Censvre Platonick Philos. (1667) 81 Which scopeless desire of searching into things exempt from humane Inquisition, is that which renders Curiosity Criminal.
1866 J. H. Newman Dream of Gerontius §1 And drop from out this universal frame Into that shapeless, scopeless, blank abyss, That utter nothingness, of which I came.
2. Not affording scope or opportunity.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] > restricting or limiting
narroweOE
restraintive1526
limitative1530
circumscribing1571
restrictive1580
restraining1597
continent1598
restricting1606
confininga1616
contractive1624
strait-lacing1636
limiting1656
cohibitive1668
contracting1765
restrictory1776
limitary1822
restrictionary1828
scopeless1882
1882 Society 7 Oct. 12/2 Mr. E. H. Sothern acted well in the scopeless character of the Squire's son.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1666- rimmed steel
- rimmel
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