Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
roses .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word roseless.
Examples
-
Honorable Mention: Dave (5 points), who did manage to get bleeped on his roseless way out.
Ryan Haydon and Stefani Piermattei: The Bachelorette - June 8th Recap 2009
-
Below, in the garden, it was quite dark, and I could only see dimly the dead leaves that were whirling and dancing uncannily over the roseless paths.
-
She caught the curate by the arm with a grasp which left its mark behind it, and gazed appealingly into his face: in the dim tomb-like light, her wide-strained eyes, white agonized countenance, and trembling roseless lips made her look like one called back from death "to speak of horrors."
Thomas Wingfold, Curate George MacDonald 1864
-
She caught the curate by the arm with a grasp which left its mark behind it, and gazed appealingly into his face: in the dim tomb-like light, her wide-strained eyes, white agonized countenance, and trembling roseless lips made her look like one called back from death "to speak of horrors."
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 George MacDonald 1864
-
Honorable Mention: Dave (5 points), who did manage to get bleeped on his roseless way out.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.