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groundless

adj
/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/

Etymology

From Middle English groundles (“bottomless”), from Old English grundlēas, from Proto-Germanic *grundulausaz, equivalent to ground + -less. Cognate with Dutch grondeloos, German Low German grundlos, German grundlos, Danish grundløs, Swedish grundlös.

  1. inherited from *grundulausaz✻
  2. inherited from grundlēas
  3. inherited from groundles — “bottomless”

Definitions

  1. Without any grounds to support it

    Without any grounds to support it; baseless.

    • [B]e the consequences what they may, they shall not move an inch, nor a hair's-breadth from the ground of their groundless spiritual independence, […]
    • At that stage any fears among home fans of a possession monopoly by Laudrup's side were proving groundless, with Cardiff having their fair share of the ball and territory.

  2. Bottomless

    Bottomless; having no bottom or floor.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA