hitless

Describes a performance, game, or period in which no hits or successful outcomes are achieved, often used in sports or creative contexts.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie une performance, un match ou une période au cours de laquelle aucun coup sûr, impact ou succès n'a été obtenu ; souvent utilisé dans un contexte sportif ou créatif.

1. Without a hit (baseball) B2 formal american sport

   Describes a batter who has not successfully hit the ball in a game.

   • The player went hitless in the entire series.
   • He finished the game hitless after three at-bats.
   • The team's star batter remained hitless for the second game in a row.

   🇫🇷sans coup sûr

2. Without any points or scores B2 informal sport

   Having no points, goals, or successful attempts in a competition or game.

   • The team went hitless in the first half of the match.
   • She was hitless in the shooting competition.
   • The boxer remained hitless in the first round.

   🇫🇷sans point marqué

   Synonymes: goallesspointlessscoreless

   Antonymes: scoringsuccessful

• more hitless comparative form
• most hitless superlative form