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watchless

watchless

6.8
Without a small clock on the wrist
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɑːtʃləs/
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  • So I've been among the legions of the watchless, having to look at my iPhone to tell time.

Examples

  • After forgetting her watch at home, she felt completely watchless during the meeting.

  • MAN (looks at watchless wrist, then down the street)

    Fiction book (2001)

  • He realized he was watchless when he needed to check the time before catching the bus.

  • Being watchless at a party made it hard for him to know when to leave.

Surface Forms

watchless positive

Morphology

watchless = watch (transparent) = watch + less

Clearly built from 'watch' (timepiece) + '-less' meaning 'not wearing a watch', which learners can infer directly.

Etymology

Watchless comes from watch ('a small time device like a wristwatch') and the ending -less ('without'). If you are watchless you are 'without a watch', which means you are not wearing a wristwatch.