porridgeless

English

Etymology

From porridge +‎ -less.

Adjective

porridgeless (comparative more porridgeless, superlative most porridgeless)

  1. Without porridge.
    • 1940, Doris Leslie, House in the Dust‎[1], page 58:
      Over the Times he glanced at me and at my porridgeless porringer, and replied, “Have you eaten your egg?”
    • 1950, Philip Boardman, How to Feel at Home in Norway: Some Hints‎[2], page 130:
      Sitting over their porridgeless breakfast, the latter discussed the day’s itinerary by private car.
    • 2010, Amy Ignatow, The Popularity Papers: Love and Other Fiascoes‎[3], page 95:
      I mean, it’s not like Coach Eric’s kids back in England will actually be porridgeless and starving.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:porridgeless.
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