sleeveless

[ sleev-lis ]

/ ˈsliv lɪs /

without sleeves.

amounting to nothing; unprofitable; futile: a sleeveless errand.

Origin of sleeveless

before 950; Middle English; Old English slīeflēas. See sleeve, -less

sleeve·less·ness, noun

Along with her friend Laura Clark, Pulitzer began to sell those dresses—one sleeveless version, and one with a sleeve—for $22.

Lilly Pulitzer, Designer and Palm Beach Socialite, Dead at 81 |Isabel Wilkinson |April 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There were also more gender-distinguished items: sleeveless blouses for women and sharp suits for the guys.

Will.i.am, Fashion Designer? |Corbin Chamberlin |December 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Colorful blue patchworks created a leather-lace effect on sleeveless dresses.

Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquiere Shows Whispers of Brilliance in Spring 2013 Collection |Robin Givhan |September 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Sure, but would Don Draper be caught dead in a sleeveless T-shirt?

The New Cool: Can Coolness Be Studied Like a Science? |Jesse Singal |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

She was dressed in a long brown skirt and sleeveless patterned blouse adorned with a simple silver necklace.

Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Five: Sandusky’s Defense Flails |Diane Dimond |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He wore the regulation campaign outfit, but his shirt was sleeveless.

Those Dale Girls |Frank Weston Carruth
It was made of synthetic fabrics like silks, loose and comfortable trousers of knee length, and sleeveless shirts.

Armageddon--2419 A.D. |Philip Francis Nowlan
The hauberk was shortened to the middle of the thigh, was sleeveless, and was worn over a globular breastplate.

A Handbook of Pictorial History |Henry W. Donald
There can be but little sewing required for these sleeveless gowns, nor need it be carefully done.

A Knight of the White Cross |G.A. Henty
To add to his strange appearance, the man was clad in a long, sleeveless coat made of deer-skin, with the hairy side out.

The Trail of The Badger |Sidford F. Hamp