US /ˈwiːdləs/ UK /ˈwiːdləs/
adj Freq #719975

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    free from weeds

    The overgrown landscape strangely resembled a long-neglected yet weedless garden.

  2. 2
    adj

    nautical: designed with backward-curving blades that shed weeds instead of collecting them

    The boat used a weedless propeller in the plant-choked channel.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · free from weeds weed-free
2 adj · nautical: designed with... weed-shedding
Opposites
weedyweed-choked
Word family
Related forms weedweeding

Etymology

Formed from weed + -less. The nautical sense applies the same idea to propeller blades shaped to avoid catching aquatic weeds.

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