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purchaseless

adj

Etymology

From purchase + -less.

  1. derived from pro-
  2. derived from purchacer
  3. inherited from purchasen
  4. suffixed as purchaseless — “purchase + less”

Definitions

  1. Devoid of grip or purchase.

    • As he clawed at the gully's purchaseless walls, the laminar flow of snow debris rose to his waist, his chest, and then his shoulders, drawing him inexorably under, until snow topped his head and locked him into darkness.

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