plotless

Lacking a substantial plot (storyline).

Adjective

  1. Lacking a substantial plot (storyline).
    • The highlights of the plotless road movie appear to be a 15-minute shot of a dirty windscreen gradually accumulating dead bugs, and an equally tedious blow-job involving Chloë Sevigny and a very pleased-looking Gallo. -...

Origin

Etymology tree English plot Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English plotless From plot + -less.

Forms

more plotless most plotless

Related

plot plotlessness

Derived

plotlessly