questionless

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adjective

Certain; indubitable; unquestionable; not admitting of question or doubt.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivequestionless (comparative more questionless, superlative most questionless)

comparative more questionless · superlative most questionless

  1. rareCertain; indubitable; unquestionable; not admitting of question or doubt.
  2. Asking no questions; unquestioning.
adverb
  1. archaicCertainly; undoubtedly; without question.

    And do not you perceive a shamefull errour therein? But questionlesse you dissemble it.

    1662, Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2
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    [I]n the firſt of Henry the ſixth, the Company of Armorers in London were incorporated by the name of the fraternite of Saint George: which queſtionleſſe reflected on him, though not as Patron ſpecially of this Realme of England, yet as the tutelarie Saint of militarie men. Elſe to what purpose ſhould the Armorers, whoſe trade is onely deſtinate to the uſe of Souldiers, be made a Corporation by his name, and under his protection.

    1633, Peter Heylyn [i.e., Heylin], The Historie of that Most Famous Saint and Souldier of Christ Iesus; St. George of Cappadocia: […], 2nd edition, London: […] Thomas Harper, for Henry Seyle [i.e., Seile] […], →OCLC, page 303

    [W]hilst I vvas thus muſing, and attentively looking upon the VVater, to try vvhether I could diſcover the Bottom, it happened to me, as it often does to thoſe that gaze too ſtedfaſtly on ſvvift Streams, that my Head began to grovv giddy, and my Leggs to ſtagger tovvards the River, into vvhich queſtionleſs I had fell, if Philaretus had not ſeaſonably and obligingly prevented it.

    1665, Robert Boyle, “Occasional Reflections. Discourse XVIII. Upon a Giddiness Occasion’d by Looking Attentively on a Rapid Stream.”, in Occasional Reflections upon Several Subiects. Whereto is Premis’d a Discourse about Such Kind of Thoughts, London: […] W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, section IV (Which Treats of Angling Improv’d to Spiritual Uses), page 120

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Middle Englishquestionles
  2. Englishquestionless

From Middle English questionles; equivalent to question + -less.

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