wicketless

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adjective

Having failed to gain a single wicket

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

adjectivewicketless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableball gamesHaving failed to gain a single wicket

    Vettori paid the price for a wicketless outing in the final one-day international against the West Indies on Tuesday, slipping from first place to second.

    2009 January 14, AAP, “Nathan Bracken returns to No.1 in ODI bowling rankings”, in Herald Sun

Origin

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

From wicket + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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