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root⋅less

  [root-lis, root-]
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–adjective
1. having no roots.
2. having no basis of stability; unsteady: a rootless feeling resulting from economic and social change.
3. having no place or position in society; not in accord with the environment: the homeless, rootless wanderer.
Origin:
1325–75; ME rooteles. See root 1 , -less

Related forms:
root⋅less⋅ness, noun
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root·less   (rōōt'lĭs, rŏŏt'-)   
adj.  

  1. Having no roots.

  2. Not belonging to a particular place or society: rootless refugees in a strange country.

root'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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