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lawless |
Grep of noun lawless lawlessness Overview of adj lawless The adj lawless has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) anarchic, anarchical, lawless -- (without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic") 2. open wide-open, lawless -- (lax in enforcing laws; "an open town") 3. lawless, outlaw -- (disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains") Antonyms of adj lawless 3 senses of lawless Sense 1 anarchic, anarchical, lawless INDIRECT (VIA uncontrolled) -> controlled Sense 2 open wide-open, lawless INDIRECT (VIA unlawful) -> lawful Sense 3 lawless, outlaw(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unlawful) -> lawful Similarity of adj lawless 3 senses of lawless Sense 1 anarchic, anarchical, lawless => uncontrolled (vs. controlled) Sense 2 open wide-open, lawless => unlawful (vs. lawful) Sense 3 lawless, outlaw(postnominal) => unlawful (vs. lawful) Attributes of adj lawless Familiarity of adj lawless lawless used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj lawless flawless lawless Overview of adj lawless The adj lawless has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) anarchic, anarchical, lawless -- (without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic") 2. open wide-open, lawless -- (lax in enforcing laws; "an open town") 3. lawless, outlaw -- (disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains")
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