adjective
- lacking an asterisk or asterisks; not marked with an asterisk
Usage: technical or specialized usage in publishing, linguistics, and typography
Examples
- The asteriskless entries in the dictionary indicate words that are fully standard.
- Most modern words in the reference guide are asteriskless, while archaic terms are marked.
- The publisher preferred asteriskless notation to keep the text clean and uncluttered.
- Linguists noted that the asteriskless forms represented the most common pronunciations.