CEFR B2

handless

adjective

Meaning

Lacking hands, either as a physical body part or as the indicators on a timepiece.

Examples

  • The statue was found in the ruins, weathered and handless after centuries of exposure.
  • He stared at the handless watch, wondering if it had stopped or if the parts had simply fallen off.

Synonyms: missing, lacking, amputated, truncated