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wordless

[wurd-lis] / ˈwɜrd lɪs /


















ADJECTIVE
voiceless
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In a wordless two-page spread, a dog lopes solemnly toward the pickle, trailed by a mournful earthworm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

If the drawings are wordless, the lines are eloquent enough.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

The conclusion, a wordless moment between father and daughter set to the strains of Bach played on a broken pipe organ, was the most devastating passage of the entire festival.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Then, when The Blind Man realizes that the rumored “Spirit of the Forest” is, in fact, this wounded, wordless being seeking nothing more than company, his reaction is not terror but tenderness.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2025

Trembling, her mind a wordless whirl of dread, she waited.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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