Brookless

/ˈbrʊkləs/ adjective

Definition

Lacking brooks; describing an area or landscape without small streams or running water.

Etymology

From 'brook' plus the English suffix '-less' (meaning without), a productive combination in English for negation.

Kelly Says

The '-less' suffix is one of English's great democracy tools—almost any noun can become an adjective by adding it, which is why we can describe a 'brookless desert' even though nobody uses that phrase regularly.

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