straplessly

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adverb

Without a strap or straps; in a strapless manner.

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Meanings

adverbstraplessly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a strap or straps; in a strapless manner.

    Only a spreading tree, with nine yokels in assorted costumes telling cheeky little boys to get out of the light; with two or three pads lying rather straplessly about; and with one good bat, and one bad one, and an old, despised batting-glove.

    1946 July, [Herbert Farjeon], Herbert Farjeon’s Cricket Bag, London: Macdonald & Co., page 34

Origin

From strapless + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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