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jacketless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without a jacket (coat).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1828, Sam Spritsail, Chapter 2, in Paisley Magazine, Volume I, No. 6, 2 June, 1828, p. 299, He has no time to dress, but snatching his jacket and trowsers in hand flies off. Tom Pipes gives chace, and mercy on the jacketless shoulders if he comes within arm’s length of them.

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adj

Meaning 2

Without a jacket (book cover).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

From jacket + -less.