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strengthless

[ strengkth-lis, strength-, strenth- ]

adjective

  1. lacking strength.


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Other Words From

  • strengthless·ly adverb
  • strengthless·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of strengthless1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; strength, -less

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Example Sentences

Schloss Runkelstein—grey, blind, strengthless—still keeps the valley.

He raised his strengthless hand for a few inches, and let it fall with a gesture of hopeless wretchedness.

The stout lady, strengthless and breathless, was lying in a chair, the jewel-case clasped laxly with one arm.

One wonders if two, being met among the "strengthless tribes of the dead," would find much more to say.

"Aye—" She bowed her head, a strengthless despair weighting it down.

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