beefless

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adjective

Without beef.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English beef →
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Meanings

adjectivebeefless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout beef.

    In September, Tuesday of each week was made a beefless day for public eating places.

    1919, George Hinckley Lyman, The Story of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Italic*gʷōs
  3. Latinbovem
  4. Anglo-Normanbeof
  5. Middle Englishbef
  6. Englishbeef
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. Englishbeefless

From beef + -less.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

feeblessfeblesse
Cite this entry
APA

beefless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beefless

MLA

“beefless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beefless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beefless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beefless.

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