radeloos

Dutch

Etymology

From raad (“advice”) +‎ -e- +‎ -loos (“-less”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ra‧de‧loos

Adjective

radeloos (comparative radelozer, superlative meest radeloos or radeloost)

1. desperate, being in dire need of something, and willing to take risks to get it
2. at a loss, being uncertain about something, or lacking something (ideas, direction, ability)
   • Lacking ideas, being out of ideas: ideeëloos
   • Lacking direction, being directionless: richtingloos
   • Not knowing what to say, being at a loss for words or speechless: sprakeloos

Declension

Declension of radeloos
uninflected	radeloos
inflected	radeloze
comparative	radelozer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		radeloos	radelozer	het radeloost het radelooste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	radeloze	radelozere	radelooste
	n. sing.	radeloos	radelozer	radelooste
	plural	radeloze	radelozere	radelooste
definite		radeloze	radelozere	radelooste
partitive		radeloos	radelozers	—

Synonyms

• [1] wanhopig
• [2] (out of ideas) ideeëloos; (directionless) richtingloos; (at a loss for words) sprakeloos