scrubless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

scrub +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

scrubless (comparative more scrubless, superlative most scrubless)

  1. Without scrubby vegetation.
    • 1990, Birding, volume 22, page 49:
      The Bar-tailed Desert Lark is found in very dry, almost scrubless areas, whereas the Arabian Warbler breeds in an area rich in acacia trees.
  2. Without (the need for) scrubbing.
    • 2011, Fred Anthony Mann, Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, Hun-Young Yoon, Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery:
      Alternatively, waterless and scrubless hand antiseptics have become popular for preparing the surgeon's skin.