tearlessly
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In a way that does not make something rip or come apart
- adverb
- /ˈtɪr.ləs.li/
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sin rasgar
- She managed to unwrap the delicate gift tearlessly, saving the beautiful paper for later use.
Examples
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The label came off tearlessly, leaving no residue on the glass jar.
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The new scissors cut tearlessly through the thick cardboard.
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He removed the old photograph tearlessly from the album to scan it.
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Can you cut this paper tearlessly?
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He removed the old photograph tearlessly from the album to ensure it stayed intact.
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The label came off tearlessly, leaving the surface of the glass jar untouched.
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She managed to unwrap the delicate gift tearlessly, preserving the wrapping for future use.
How Gentle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tearlessly comes from the word tear meaning 'to rip' and the ending -lessly meaning 'without', so it describes doing something 'without being torn'.