Meanings
adjectivebarkless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout bark (the tree covering).
- not comparableThat does not bark.
Pearlie has managed to acquire a phone that purrs, but doesn’t ring; she has found a breed of barkless dog; she censors the newspapers by cutting out upsetting articles.
2008 May 11, Maggie Scarf, “The Fog of Love”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Finnish kaarnaton, tuoheton
- kaarnatonwithout tree covering
- tuohetonwithout tree covering
German rindenlos
- rindenloswithout tree covering
Polish bez kory
- bez korywithout tree covering
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barkless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barkless.
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