Meanings
adjectivecoatless (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout a coat; not wearing a coat.
He was coatless and his thumbs were hooked negligently in a leather belt, thereby negativing a tendency to balance himself on an inclined plane backwards.
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 621 more example
But since the first family arrived here in March, coatless and stunned to find what appeared to be a cold desert of leafless trees, the city has become a beacon to other Gatumba survivors around the country.
2007 August 5, Nina Bernstein, “Safe From Persecution, Still Bearing Its Scars”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*kuttô
- Latincotta
- Old Frenchcotte
- Middle Englishcote
- Englishcoat
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishcoatless
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Cite this entry
APA
coatless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coatless
MLA
“coatless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coatless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coatless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coatless.
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