sleeveless

Etymology

From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equivalent to sleeve + -less.

adj

  1. Of a garment, having no sleeves.
  2. (obsolete) Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless.
    a sleeveless errand
    1738-1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated The vexation of a sleeveless errand.

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