spouseless

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Even the spouseless and child-free have been craving more space.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2020

“Single, and spouseless liv'd he; long a mate “Press'd not his couch.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

Had the house-front been glass, My vision unobscuring, Could aught have come to pass More happiness-insuring To her, loved as a lass When spouseless, all-alluring?

From Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Hardy, Thomas

Then home    To my still marriage-chamber I shall come, And spouseless, childless, watch the slow years crawl.

From Reviews by Wilde, Oscar

It is surprising that this beau-ideal should have remained spouseless for two years after coming into his estate.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.