sapless
[ sap-lis ]
adjective
without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants.
lacking vitality or spirit; insipid.
Origin of sapless
1Other words from sapless
- sap·less·ness, noun
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How to use sapless in a sentence
Then when it had become sapless and hard, he cut it to shape, then “put it 178 to pickle,” as the saying goes.
He picked a bennet from the grass and bit it, but it was sapless, dried by the summer heat.
Wood Magic | Richard JefferiesThese, from their laxative effects, will serve as antidotes to the dry sapless grasses, which have led to the disease.
A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose BlacklockThe last red roseleaf had fluttered silently down; the last purple sloe had fallen from its sapless stem.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. ReesAs a spark of fire consumeth summer's parched and sapless wood, Kuru's lordless, lifeless forces shall be angry Arjun's food!
Maha-bharata | Anonymous
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