ROOFLESS

dispossessed, homeless, roofless

(adjective) physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; “made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another”- James Stern

roofless

(adjective) not having a roof; “the hurricane left hundreds of house roofless”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

roofless (not comparable)

Without a roof, open to the sky.

Having no house or home; unsheltered.

Source: Wiktionary


Roof"less, a.

1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house.

2. Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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