promiseless

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adjective

Without a promise.

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Meanings

adjectivepromiseless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a promise.

    It appeared to clinch a deal, and was meant to sound the same as the more soldierly Good to go, except it was promiseless — mere affirmative description.

    2009 August 30, Jonathan Lethem, “Eyes Wide Open”, in New York Times

Origin

From promise + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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