fleckless

English

Etymology

From fleck +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛkləs/
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Adjective

fleckless (not comparable)

  1. Without flecks, spots or blemishes.
    • 1897, Julia Ditto Young, The Story of Saville, Part 8:
      the kiss to the maiden’s lips came as a fleckless delight,
    • 1921, Edgar Wallace, The Day of Uniting, Chapter 17:
      As he drove down Blackheath Hill that bright May morning, with the sky a fleckless blue and the world bathed in yellow sunshine, it seemed impossible that this terrible thing could happen.
  2. Without blame; faultless.

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