watchless

adjective

watch·​less

ˈwächlə̇s also ˈwȯch-

1

: not watching : lacking in vigilance

a watchless soldier

2

: having no watch or watchman : unguarded

a watchless fortress

3

: not divided into watches : not marked by wakefulness

a watchless night

watchlessness noun

plural -es

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