spitless

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adjective

Without spit or spitting.

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

spitless1

adjectivespitless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout spit or spitting.

    Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts

    1965, Popular Mechanics, volume 123, number 3, page 140

spitless2

adjectivespitless (not comparable)
  1. euphemisticnot comparableGreatly frightened.

Origin

spitless · adjective

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

From spit + -less.

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spitless · adjective

From shitless.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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