SLEEVELESS

bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain

(adjective) unproductive of success; “a fruitless search”; “futile years after her artistic peak”; “a sleeveless errand”; “a vain attempt”

sleeveless

(adjective) having no sleeves; “sleeveless summer dresses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

sleeveless (not comparable)

Of a garment, having no sleeves.

(obsolete) Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless.

Source: Wiktionary

Sleeve"less, a. Etym: [AS. sl.]

1. Having no sleeves.

2. Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; bootless; useless. [Obs.] Shak. The vexation of a sleeveless errand. Bp. Warburton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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