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ribless

ribless

6.7
Having no curved chest bones or raised lines on cloth
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪbləs/
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  • Some styles of vests are ribless for a smoother, more elegant appearance.

Examples

  • This ribless dress is perfect for summer.

  • The new design is completely ribless!

  • The chef served a special ribless steak for customers who preferred leaner cuts.

  • The snake is a ribless vertebrate, unlike most animals in its class.

  • Some styles of vests are ribless for a smoother, more elegant appearance.

  • The chef served a special ribless steak for customers who preferred leaner cuts.

  • This ribless dress is perfect for summer.

Antonyms

ribbed
1 4.4

A surface with raised lines you can feel, like on a sweater or glass

How Ribbed

corrugated
11 6.8
ridged
1 5.0
ribbed
1 4.4
riblike
4.9
ribless
6.7

Surface Forms

ribless positive

Morphology

ribless = rib (transparent) = rib + less

The word 'ribless' is transparently derived from 'rib' with the suffix '-less', indicating the absence of ribs.

Etymology

The word ribless is made from rib and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So it literally means 'without ribs' and is used for clothing with no ribbing, cuts of meat missing ribs, or animals that have no visible ribs.