tryless

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adjective

With no tries scored.

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Meanings

adjectivetryless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableball gamesWith no tries scored.

    It was a record fourth time England had posted a tryless victory in a World Cup game.

    2007 October 7, The Associated Press, “England Upends Australia”, in New York Times
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    Scotland, so disappointing in defeat to Argentina a week ago, tryless against the comparative minnows of Georgia, carried all the menace and mobility.

    2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport

Origin

From try + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

tryless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tryless

MLA

“tryless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tryless. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tryless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tryless.

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