# brotlos

brotlos is a German adjective meaning “breadless”. Forms: brotloser, am brotlosesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: brotloser
- Superlative: am brotlosesten

## In other languages

- Русский: бесхлебный

## Meanings

1. breadless
2. _figurative_ inviable, unsustainable, unable to sustain oneself
   - brotlose Kunst — unprofitable craft

## Examples

- Die Schriftstellerei ist ein brotloser Beruf. — You can't make a living being a writer.

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