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shunless.

That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃʌnləs/Received-Pronunciation/-lɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃʌnləs/General-American
  1. That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable.

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Where this word comes from

From shun + -less (suffix meaning ‘lacking, without’), probably popularized by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564–1616) by its use in his play Coriolanus (c. 1608–1609): see the quotation.

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