briefless
Americanadjective
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having no brief.
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having no clients, as a lawyer.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brieflessly adverb
- brieflessness noun
Etymology
Origin of briefless
Example Sentences
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After a brief and briefless stab at the law in Manhattan, his Transcript record got him a job with Edward Bok for a spirited, 18-month campaign against quack patent medicines in the Ladies' Home Journal.
From Time Magazine Archive
His selection as Liberal Candidate was a blow to us: we had hoped for nothing worse than a briefless carpet-bagger from the Temple, as on previous occasions.
From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Hay, Ian
The next day he employed a briefless lawyer, one that had wit and brass enough and who had his way to make in the world, and was determined to make it.
From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin
They were chiefly composed of briefless but brilliant young barristers, fiery journalists, and hot-headed students.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
They have been trained perhaps for the bar, but wanted assiduity to master the dry details of the law, and patience to sustain them throughout a long round of briefless circuits.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
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