gripless

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adjective

Lacking a grip.

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

adjectivegripless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLacking a grip.

    Nothing beats outside basketball with a gripless rubber ball, a chain net, and a bent rim.

    2014, Mike Westveer, Growing Up Gateway, page 105

Origin

  1. Englishgrip
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishgripless

From grip + -less.

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APA

gripless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gripless

MLA

“gripless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gripless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gripless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gripless.

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