plotless

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English plot
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 plotless

    From plot + -less.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈplɑtləs/
    • Rhymes: -ɒtləs

    Adjective

    plotless (comparative more plotless, superlative most plotless)

    1. Lacking a substantial plot (storyline).
      • 2003 November 14, Jacques Peretti, “You are a bad man trying to do bad things to Vincent”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 October 2026:
        The highlights of the plotless road movie appear to be a 15-minute shot of a dirty windscreen gradually accumulating dead bugs, and an equally tedious blow-job involving Chloë Sevigny and a very pleased-looking Gallo.

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