hitless

English

Etymology

From hit +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hitless (not comparable)

1. Without any successful songs.
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 277:

     While she was hitless herself, Denise produced R & B hits like Bill Coday's "Get Your Lie Straight" and the Sequins' "Hey Romeo."

2. (baseball, of a batter) Having failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game.

   Jones is hitless in the last four games.

3. (baseball, of a team) Having no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game.

   The team is hitless since the third inning.

4. (video games) Completed without taking damage (getting hit).

   You get an achievement for pulling off a hitless first area.

Derived terms

• hitlessness

Anagrams

• Stiehls, histels, tehsils