Sapless

  • 11sapless — a. 1. Without sap, destitute of sap. 2. Decayed, dry, old, withered …

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  • 12sapless — adj 1. withered, wizened, shriveled, shrunk, shrunken; juiceless, dry; decayed, dead. 2. insipid, flat, uninteresting, unentertaining, inexpressive, unimaginative, colorless, jejune, Sl. blah; unamimated, spiritless, zestless; tame, lifeless,… …

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  • 13sapless — sap·less …

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  • 14sapless — sap•less [[t]ˈsæp lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) without sap; withered 2) lacking vitality; insipid • Etymology: 1585–95 …

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  • 15Wither — With er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Withered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withering}.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as wederen to weather (see {Weather}, v. & n.); or cf. G. verwittern to decay, to be weather beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.] [1913… …

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  • 16Withered — Wither With er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Withered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withering}.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as wederen to weather (see {Weather}, v. & n.); or cf. G. verwittern to decay, to be weather beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.] [1913… …

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  • 17Withering — Wither With er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Withered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withering}.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as wederen to weather (see {Weather}, v. & n.); or cf. G. verwittern to decay, to be weather beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.] [1913… …

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  • 18Weakness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Weakness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 weakness weakness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 debility debility atony relaxation languor enervation Sgm: N 1 impotence impotence &c. 158 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 19debile — adjective lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality a feeble old woman her body looked sapless • Syn: ↑decrepit, ↑feeble, ↑infirm, ↑rickety, ↑sapless, ↑weak, ↑ …

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  • 20Attenuate — At*ten u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attenuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attenuating}.] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See {Thin}.] 1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon… …

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