Meanings
- not comparableobsoleteNot lasting.
Unlasting passion, soon outworn conceit, Whereon I built, and on so dureless trust!
a. 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, The 21st and Last Book of the Ocean, to Cynthia
Origin
Compare endure, duration, etc. See -less.
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