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English
Etymology
From smart + -less.
Adjective
smartless (not comparable)
- Without a smarting or stinging sensation; painless.
1890, Francis Saltus Saltus, The Witch of En-dor and Other Poems, page 122:If thy glory could attain to / Heights of pardon, and disdain to / Curse thy creatures who are fain to / Love thee in devotion artless, / Thou couldst make the wide world smartless, / God malignant, dumb and heartless!
1943, LIFE, volume 15, number 15, page 1:The price is low, the tube lasts long; so it [shaving cream] is just as smart to buy as it is smartless to use.