coffinless

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adjective

Without a coffin.

“a coffinless burial”

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Meanings

adjectivecoffinless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a coffin.

    a coffinless burial

    1 more example

    Well, Bengal, thy famish'd dead, / (Victim-millions o'er thee spread,) / Forespoke of Erin coffinless!

    1847 April 24, Ebenezer Elliott, “Erin. A Dirge.”, in John Saunders, editor, The People’s Journal, volume III, number 69, London: People’s Journal Office, […], →OCLC, page 230, column 1

Origin

From coffin + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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