shockless

English

Etymology

From shock +‎ -less.

Adjective

shockless (not generally comparable, comparative more shockless, superlative most shockless)

  1. Not causing, or not undergoing, a shock or shocks.
    • 1915, E.S.Cobb, Los Angeles, Water & Sewage Works, Volume 48‎[1], California:
      For many years there has been a strong demand for a shockless railway crossing from a general public in cities […]
    • 1940, Broadcasting‎[2], volume 19, page 64:
      [The reason] the equipment is carried in a compartment rather than the baggage car is to give it a more shockless ride.
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