r-less

[ ahr-lis ]

adjective

, Phonetics.

1. r-dropping.

Example Sentences

In the second half of the 20th century, linguists say, New Yorkers began to look down on that region’s R-less accent, but Bostonians, like Philadelphians, continued to revel in theirs.

From Seattle Times

Not only were the professors and students white, which is of course not uncommon; so were the hotel housekeepers, the panhandlers, and the cab drivers, who, in addition to being white, also spoke English, or at least some r-less New England variant thereof.

From Literature

Then, in his affected, r-less Spanish, he proceeded to explain that he had no particular inclination for married life, being in love only with the arts, literature, and scientific curiosities, and therefore had no intention of disturbing her with the usual demands of a husband; they could live together, but not entwined, in perfect harmony and decorum.

From Literature

As I mentioned in the last episode, parts of New England and New York and the South were at that time either largely or completely R-less in the ways that we're talking about, right.

From Slate

The overall trend in New York, like in other historically R-less areas of the country, is towards more R production, right?

From Slate