firmless
English
Etymology
firm + -less
Adjective
firmless (comparative more firmless, superlative most firmless)
- (obsolete) Detached from physical substance.
- 18th century, Alexander Pope, Verses to Dr. Bolton
- Does passion still the firmless mind control?
- 18th century, Alexander Pope, Verses to Dr. Bolton
- (obsolete) Infirm; unstable.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for firmless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)