firelessly

firelessly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English fireless
English -ly
English firelessly

    From fireless + -ly.

    Adverb

    firelessly (not comparable)

    1. In a fireless way; without fire.
      • 1925, Richardson Little Wright, House and Garden's Second Book of Houses:
        An important feature of the room is the electric range which has the required special wiring. It is of the pattern which cooks firelessly as well.
      • 2000, Thomas Wolfe, Arlyn Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life:
        A hot mass of coals glowed firelessly in the hearth.
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