Definition
dinnerless
adjective
- without dinner; having had no dinner
Usage: informal; often used to describe someone who has gone without a meal
Examples
- The child went to bed dinnerless as punishment for misbehavior.
- After missing the meal service, he found himself dinnerless and frustrated.
- She couldn't bear to send her students home dinnerless on such a cold day.
- The dinnerless evening left him with an empty stomach and an empty mood.
- They arrived too late and had to spend a dinnerless night at the hotel.