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roofless

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English roof Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English roofless From roof + -less.

  1. Without a roof, open to the sky.

    Before the tornado we had a dining room with a skylight; after it we had a roofless home with too much ventilation.

  2. Having no house or home; unsheltered.