groundless, ground les

[A.S.grundleás; O. H. Ger. gruntlós; Icel. grunnlaus; Dan. grund los; Ger. grundlos.] *1. Having no bottom; bottomle . "I wolde it were a ground les pit." -Gower , iii. 254. 2. Having no ground or foundation; wanting reason or cause for support; basele , unauthorized. "Is it but a groundle creed?" Words worth: Glen- Almain. IMG:content-0792.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0793.png:[blocks in formation] A. As adj .: Hearty, strong. (2) Geol.: A series of rocks, or strata, which. "Ich habbe bigunnen a weorc mid grundliche str eng the." speaking broadiy, were deposited at the same period. B. As adverb: 1. Heartily, strongly. Layamon, ii. 238. "O bok ful grund like he swore." - Havelok , 2,307. 2. Deeply; solidly; not superficially. "A man, groundly learned already, may take much profit himself in using by epitome to draw other men's works, for his own memory sake, into shorter room."-Ascham.