studylessadj.
/ˈstʌdɪləs/, U.S. /ˈstədiləs/ rare.
Not devoted to study; unstudious; unstudied.
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studylessa1618
a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Little Bartas in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 786 School-less Scholars; Learned, study-less.
1825 ‘L. Langshank’ Things in Gen. vi. 129 That paradise of youngling scribes, studyless students, and all the exūviæ and efflorescence of the provinces.
1933 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 18 2 Those happy talkative and studyless days of the second phase of our educational childhood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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