supperless

/'sʌpəlis/

Thân thiện

He went to bed supperless.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Without supper; having had no supper: Describes the state of not having eaten the evening meal.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The poor child went to bed supperless again.
  • After working late, he arrived home supperless and exhausted.

Advanced Usage

• Used predicatively: Often follows a verb like "go," "be," or "remain."
  • They were forced to retire supperless due to the storm.
• Used attributively: Can precede a noun, though this is less common.
  • A supperless night is not uncommon for travelers in remote areas.

Variants and Related Words

• Supper (n): The main evening meal.
• Dinnerless (adj): Without dinner (similar in meaning, though "dinner" and "supper" can sometimes refer to different meals).

Synonyms

• Unfed
• Foodless (more general)
• Without a meal

Antonyms

• Fed
• Satiated
• Having dined

Học thuật

Adjective

1. without supper
   • went to bed supperless