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sleeveless

[ sleev-lis ]

adjective

  1. without sleeves.
  2. amounting to nothing; unprofitable; futile:

    a sleeveless errand.



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Other Words From

  • sleeveless·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeveless1

before 950; Middle English; Old English slīeflēas. See sleeve, -less
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Example Sentences

These are our sleeveless favorites in an array of insulating fills and fabrics, each one perfect for a day on the trail followed by an evening by the fire.

So, for $4.99 IRL, you can acquire 5,000 Kardashian dollars—enough to purchase four of the aforementioned sleeveless tees.

Aaron wears sleeveless denim vests because he can't stand to have his muscular arms confined.

Along with her friend Laura Clark, Pulitzer began to sell those dresses—one sleeveless version, and one with a sleeve—for $22.

There were also more gender-distinguished items: sleeveless blouses for women and sharp suits for the guys.

The Florida-born stunner is pouty in a thoroughly concealing white sleeveless knit top.

The crusene was a fur coat, while the serc or smoc seems to have been an undergarment and probably sleeveless.

Over this they usually wear a sleeveless jacket of brown frieze, and the cap is of light brown felt, shaped like half a gourd.

Her tight-fitting, sleeveless kirtle was of a dull brown, for she scorned the gown of one color which was commanded by law.

They combined trousers and a sleeveless coat, over which a woollen jersey was worn.

For all the cold, he wore only a sleeveless leather jacket on his upper body.

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