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Sapless

Sapless \Sap"less\, a.

  1. Destitute of sap; not juicy.

  2. Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless. ``A somewhat sapless womanhood.''
    --Lowell.

    Now sapless on the verge of death he stands.
    --Dryden.

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sapless

a. 1 (context of a plant English) lacking in sap 2 (context figuratively of a person etc. English) lacking vivacity

WordNet
sapless

  1. adj. lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn: decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, weak, weakly]

  2. destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; "the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer

Usage examples of "sapless".

How often, since I have been wandering in unsuccessful pursuits, have I dismissed Anselmo, that I might indulge my melancholy in secret, and fastening my horse to the sapless branches of an oak, have rambled about in the still and silent hour of evening, endeavouring to recall the exact expression of your countenance, to recollect the tones of your voice, and every word you have uttered, in those charming moments of unrestrained and mutual confidence which we have enjoyed together.

Sole sound aloud the snap of sapless trees, More sharp than slingstones on hard breastplates hurled.

Sapless wood tried to sustain ignition temperature against the cold and snow.