powderless

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adjective

Without the use or presence of powder.

“powderless gloves”

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Meanings

adjectivepowderless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout the use or presence of powder.

    powderless gloves

    3 more examples

    powderless ammunition

    a powderless etching

    Jeanne sucked back air in a gasp; the ravaged face of this pretty woman, powderless, splotched, and tearstained, one she had known for a lifetime, was frightening.

    2009, Donna Russo Morin, chapter 17, in The Courtier’s Secret, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Publishing, →ISBN

Origin

From powder + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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