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Meaning of "shitless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHITLESS

shitless  [ˈʃɪtləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHITLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shitless is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SHITLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shitless in the English dictionary

The definition of shitless in the dictionary is to be bored shitless to be extremely bored to be scared shitless to be extremely scared.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHITLESS


atlas
ˈætləs
costless
ˈkɒstləs
creditless
ˈkrɛdɪtləs
cutlass
ˈkʌtləs
exitless
ˈɛksɪtləs
foresightless
ˈfɔːˌsaɪtləs
gritless
ˈɡrɪtləs
hitless
ˈhɪtləs
jacketless
ˈdʒækɪtləs
knightless
ˈnaɪtləs
limitless
ˈlɪmɪtləs
rightless
ˈraɪtləs
riteless
ˈraɪtləs
sateless
ˈseɪtləs
shirtless
ˈʃɜːtləs
slitless
ˈslɪtləs
tactless
ˈtæktləs
textless
ˈtekstləs
ticketless
ˈtɪkɪtləs
weightless
ˈweɪtləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHITLESS

shit-hot
shit-scared
shit-stir
shit-stirrer
shitake
shite
shitface
shitfaced
shithead
shithouse
shitlist
shitload
shits
shittah
shitted
shitter
shittest
shittily
Shittim
shittim wood

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHITLESS

bottomless
contactless
countless
crustless
dauntless
doubtless
effortless
faultless
fretless
fruitless
heartless
heatless
meatless
pointless
relentless
restless
scentless
shiftless
spotless
thoughtless
ventless

Synonyms and antonyms of shitless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shitless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHITLESS

Find out the translation of shitless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shitless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shitless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狂妄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shitless
570 millions of speakers

English

shitless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shitless
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shitless
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

до смерти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shitless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shitless
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shitless
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shitless
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shitless
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死ぬほど
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몹시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shitless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shitless
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shitless
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंतित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

edemediğin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shitless
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shitless
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

до смерті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de moarte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shitless
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shit less
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shitless
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shitless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHITLESS»

The term «shitless» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHITLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shitless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shitless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shitless

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHITLESS»

Discover the use of shitless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shitless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Four
I poured the rest of the Scotch into the glass and remembered the time when I'd actually wanted to be a fucking policeman, but was too scared shitless to even try . Fucking pigs. I drank half the glass and remembered all the novels I wanted to ...
David Peace, 2010
2
The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader
Shocked. Shitless. I'm afraid, I told them, that you will open no gates for me, that neither one of you will floor me. I fear that the hooks in your words will not grip me that I will vanish into that inner terrain where none follow. I fear you will bore me.
Gloria Anzaldua, AnaLouise Louise Keating, 2009
3
S**t: My First Ever Job Was Assembling Portable Toilets
SHITLESS. Arriving back IaTe in SouThampTon, I'd goT To bed sTiII much The worse for drink, someThing I would need and endeavour To geT more pracTise aT. Perseverance would be my goal for The nexT decade or more, wiTh an aim of  ...
Roy Dainty, 2013
4
Engagement in Peril
Something that happened to me and Suzanne when we were thirteen got me scared shitless and pushed me to praying for God's help that was due in such a long time. I had lost faith in my pastChristian beliefsandhadall of a sudden turned to ...
DARA ODOE SOK, 2011
5
Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language
Another is “shitless”: an intensifying adverb that attaches itself after a negative adjective—“scared shitless,” “bored shitless”—to great graphic effect, but doesn't work with positive adjectives: you can't be “happy shitless” or “rich shitless.” This in ...
Ruth Wajnryb, 2005
6
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
THE SECONDBOY: InSpain,silly. Hitler telegraphed for a German warship to bombard Almería right away. As a punishment. Cause they'rereds down there, and redshave got to be scared shitless of the Third Reich. Now it could lead to war.
Bertolt Brecht, John Willett, Tom Kuhn, 2014
7
Hellpath 1859
The big coup man hears the girl say “scared shitless” and know the worst is yet to come. “She says you are known as the warrior, Scared Shitless,” the hunter adds with a smirk. “I got that part.” The steady hum of conversations around him falls ...
Chuck Fair, 2005
8
Erik A. Frandsen: The Frozen Moment Desert - Scared Shitless ...
Fotografisk billedværk af kunstneren Erik A. Frandsen (f. 1957) fra hans rejse gennem USA og Europa.
Erik A. Frandsen, Mette Viking, Gaye Kynoch, 2008
9
The Little Book of Shits & Giggles
Scare. them. shitless... Remember me telling you if Iwasrich I'dmove toKensington? Well guess what? That's exactly where I am now! I've made it!! Yay !!! So am I well acquainted with the ponces of Primrose Hill? No, I can't stand the bastards!
Shafah, 2013
10
1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The ...
Educational, entertaining, and undeniably horrifying, this book isn't guaranteed to help you, um, go to the bathroom, but it's certain to make your time there more. . . informed.
Cary McNeal, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHITLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shitless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Difference Between Success and Failure
But I'm also scared shitless to be myself and share the things I've learned. Some days, I don't care about being judged. I'll write 5,000 words about life with 48 ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Marine ecologist: We don't belong in the ocean
"But I can tell you firsthand as a surfer I am scared shitless at the moment after I watched a friend bleed to death at my feet this year after being bitten in the surf, ... «Northern Star, Jul 15»
3
Republicans have convinced Republicans that they suck
The GOP is scared shitless by the ignorant and overbearing Tea Party Extremists. Bill_Perdue. Reform is impossible because both parties are owned by the rich ... «AMERICAblog, Jul 15»
4
Bob Dylan + the Band, “Clothes Line Saga” (1967): Across the Great …
... and maudlin charttopper, Dylan fills the narrative with teeth-splinteringly boring detail, singing about daily shores with a bored-shitless monotone to match. «Something Else! Reviews, Jun 15»
5
America: Not the Home of the Brave, but of the Scared Shitless
This week, for the first time in years, everyday Americans can theoretically make a phone call without the government spying on them. That's because just after ... «OpEdNews, Jun 15»
6
Tom Cruise was 'scared shitless' of doing the most difficult stunt of …
He had said, “I was scared shitless. I was in a harness, on my side, that was kind of loose so you can see the vibration of my body against the plane!”. «Bollywood Life, Apr 15»
7
Tom Cruise admits his Mission Impossible 5 plane stunt terrified him
"I was actually scared shitless," Cruise told a crowd at CinemaCon at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Tuesday. "I was in a harness, on my side, that was kind of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
8
How getting fired boosted my career
A mixture of anger, feeling victimized, feeling exhilarated and free, and feeling scared shitless all at once. But then the time starts to pass, and if you are like I was ... «MSNBC, Jan 15»
9
One woman's unlikely path to a $100 million company
Put another, typically Weidenmillerian way: “Women are incredible, and men are scared shitless,” she says. “It's so true. I won the biological lottery. I would be ... «Fortune, Dec 14»
10
Glenn Close and Her Family on Living With Mental Illness: "Scared …
"I was scared shitless," Calen says of how he felt when he first realized he was sick. "I felt persecuted and stigmatized." Today, Jessie and Calen are managing ... «Hollywood Reporter, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Shitless [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shitless>. Apr 2024 ».
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