Shunless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃʌnləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Shunless is an adjective meaning (literary) That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable.
Meaning
(literary) That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable.
Example Sentences
This to the shunless fardel of the world / Nerves my uncurbèd back; […]
[A]lone he entred / The mortall Gate of th'Citie, which he painted / With ſhunleſſe deſtinie: […]
They oft / The sway of his red club, the shunless aim / Of his dreadful bow, and wasting tomahawk, / Had felt; […]
O, greatest of shame! / O, shunless disgrace! / God's distress! God's distress! / Endless regret! Infinite grief! / The saddest am I among all men!
Synonyms for shunless
Depending on context, synonyms include unignorable, unshunnable.
Antonyms for shunless
Common opposites include avoidable, ignorable, shunnable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unshirkable, avoidless, unevadible, inevitable, ungetroundable, unescapable.
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