rootless

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rootless

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By surface analysis, root + less.

adjective more rootless · most rootless

Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.
Being a wanderer; having no ties to a particular locale.
Without (the use of) a root user account.
Opposite: rooted

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adj having no roots

Español	desarraigado
Français	déraciné
Deutsch	wurzellos
Italiano	sradicato

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@misc{rootless_2026,
  title = {rootless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rootless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}