Rootless
['ruːtləs] or ['rutləs]
Definition
(adj.) wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; 'led a vagabond life'; 'a rootless wanderer' .
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Definition
(a.) Destitute of roots.
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Examples
- I look on them as things rootless and perishable; their likeness to life makes me sad. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- As well might you look for good fruit and blossom on a rootless and sapless tree, as for charms that will endure in a feeble and relaxed nature. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The emotional, rather rootless life of the Russians appealed to her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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