Meanings
- not comparableWithout (an understanding of) the French language.
[…] exactly as we detest the Frenchless and the dullard who makes no headway in the ancient languages.
1891, Journal of Education, volume 23, page 1861 more example
For Shakespeare's audience, the slang use of 'cony' would probably have made the joke apparent, even to the Frenchless.
1985, Gary Taylor, To Analyze Delight: A Hedonist Criticism of Shakespeare, page 124
Origin
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Frenchless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchless
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