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Definition of Teemless
1. a. Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth.
Definition of Teemless
1. Adjective. (poetic) Not fruitful or prolific; barren. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teemless
1. barren [adj] - See also: barren
Medical Definition of Teemless
1. Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teemless
Literary usage of Teemless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... ground, But scales of scurf and putrefaction breeds: Such wars, such waste,
such fiery tracks of dearth Their zeal has left, and such a teemless earth. ..."
2. The Age of Dryden by Richard Garnett (1895)
"... But scales of scurf and putrefaction breeds; Such wars, such waste, such fiery
tracks of dearth Their zeal has left, and such a teemless earth. ..."
3. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare (1864)
"A Saracen god: the character was introduced into the old plays and moralities as
a roaring and ranting woman, Ham. iii. a. teemless. ..."
4. The Age of Dryden by Richard Garnett (1903)
"... But scales of scurf and putrefaction breeds ; Such wars, such waste, such
fiery tracks of dearth Their zeal has left, and such a teemless earth. ..."
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