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root·less
(ro͞ot′lĭs, ro͝ot′-)adj.
1. Having no roots.
2. Not belonging to a particular place or society: rootless refugees in a strange country.
root′less·ness n.
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rootless
(ˈruːtlɪs)adj
having no roots, esp (of a person) having no ties with a particular place or community
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root•less
(ˈrut lɪs, ˈrʊt-)adj.
1. having no roots.
2. having no basis of stability; unsteady: a rootless feeling.
3. having no place or position in society: a rootless wanderer.
[1325–75]
root′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | rootless - wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community; "led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer" unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
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