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bibless

bibless

9.3
Not wearing a bib when eating or competing
  • adjective
translation icon : sin babero
  • The toddler insisted on eating bibless, much to his mother's dismay.

Examples

  • Cyclists without race numbers were identified as bibless participants.

  • The chef was bibless while cooking.

  • After forgetting his apron, the chef joked that he was going bibless for the evening.

  • He was bibless!

  • The toddler insisted on eating bibless, much to his mother's dismay.

  • After forgetting his apron, the chef joked that he was going bibless for the evening.

  • Cyclists without race numbers were identified as bibless participants.

Antonyms

bibbed
6.4

Having a cloth over the chest like an apron to protect clothes

Surface Forms

bibless positive

Morphology

bibless = bib (transparent) = bib + less

Productive negative derivation with '-less' yields the straightforward meaning 'without a bib'.

Etymology

Bibless is made from bib, the small cloth you wear to protect your clothes, and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So bibless simply means 'without a bib', and we use it for a baby, a cook, or a competitor who is not wearing one.