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—saplessness, n./sap"lis/, adj.1. without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants.2. lacking vitality or spirit; insipid.[1585-95; SAP1 + -LESS]
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Sapless — Sap less, a. 1. Destitute of sap; not juicy. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless. A somewhat sapless womanhood. Lowell. [1913 Webster] Now sapless on the verge of death he stands. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sapless — index languid, powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sapless — adjective 1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality a feeble old woman her body looked sapless • Syn: ↑decrepit, ↑debile, ↑feeble, ↑infirm, ↑rickety, ↑weak, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sapless — /ˈsæpləs/ (say sapluhs) adjective 1. destitute of sap; withered: sapless plants. 2. lacking vitality; insipid. {sap1 + less} …
sapless — adjective see sap I … New Collegiate Dictionary
sapless — adjective a) lacking in sap b) lacking vivacity … Wiktionary
sapless — Synonyms and related words: Saharan, anemic, anhydrous, arid, asthenic, athirst, bland, bloodless, bone dry, chicken, cowardly, dead, debilitated, desert, dilute, diluted, driveling, drooping, droopy, droughty, dry, dry as dust, dull, dusty,… … Moby Thesaurus
sapless — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dry] Syn. shriveled, dehydrated, decayed; see dry 1 , withered . 2. [Insipid] Syn. spineless, ineffectual, lazy; see dull 4 , weak 3 … English dictionary for students
sapless — sap·less || sæplɪs adj. juiceless, lacking sap; lifeless, lacking vigor or vitality … English contemporary dictionary
sapless — a. 1. Without sap, destitute of sap. 2. Decayed, dry, old, withered … New dictionary of synonyms
