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airless

[air-lis] / ˈɛər lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
without fresh air
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ADJECTIVE
still
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If this vapid, airless, mindless time-waster had subversive designs of being a satire about the first lady of the United States, there’s not much it would have changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

It’s a cold, dusty, desert world, nearly airless.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

He is confined to a small, airless room with six other Israelis, all men considerably younger than Mr. Sharabi, who was 51 at the time of his kidnapping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The losses accumulate and can be a decisive factor for a planet evolving into a habitable world or an airless rock.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024

“It gets very airless in there,” said the policeman, “there’s been complaints about it often, but nothing’s ever done. We’ve had ladies fainting in there before.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier