driveless

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adjective

Without any psychological drives; inert.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivedriveless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout any psychological drives; inert.
  2. not comparableWithout a (mechanical or computer) drive.

    When you sit at a Mac that does have a drive and turn on this option, those driveless computers on the network can “see,” and borrow, your Mac's DVD drive for the purpose of installing new software or running Mac disk-repair software.

    2018, David Pogue, MacOS High Sierra: The Missing Manual, page 368

Origin

From drive + -less.

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Translations

Polish beznapędowy
  • beznapędowywithout a mechanical drive

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diverless
Cite this entry
APA

driveless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driveless

MLA

“driveless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driveless. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “driveless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/driveless.

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