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To Speak Of Nobility Is Fruitless Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BARREN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BARREN

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199%6Exact Match!
224%8Fruitless
324%9 He sips any cocktail that's hard and fruitless

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BARREN" which means:

    noun
  • • An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
  • adjective satellite
  • • Providing no shelter or sustenance
  • • Not bearing offspring
  • • Completely wanting or lacking
  • adjective
  • • Unable to bear children; sterile.
  • • Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.
  • • Bleak.
  • • Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
  • • Mentally dull; stupid.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The desert is a barren landscape with no signs of life."
  • • "After the fire, the forest was left barren and charred."

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The Guardian Cryptic22 Jun 2004 Down 7
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