1815. Mad. D’Arblay, Diary (1842–6), VII. 231. Our journey was eventless.
1868. Morris, Earthly Par. (1870), I. I. 72. So smoothly o’er our heads the days did flit, Yet not eventless either.
1878. H. M. Stanley, Dark Cont., x. 213. On the 21st we made a tedious, eventless voyage.
1880. J. W. Sherer, Conjuror’s Dau., 225. The long eventless day was wearing to its close.
Hence Eventlessly adv., in an eventless manner. Eventlessness, the condition of being eventless.
1888. G. E. Post, Lond. Miss. Conf., I. 24. Her life goes on eventlessly year after year until she reaches the mature age of ten.
1872. Howells, Wedd. Journ. (1884), 309. He was pleased with the natural eventlessness of the whole adventure.
