will-less
having or exerting no will: a timid, will-less little man.
done or occurring without the will; involuntary: a will-less compliance.
leaving no will; intestate: to die will-less.
Origin of will-less
1Other words from will-less
- will-less·ly, adverb
- will-less·ness, noun
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How to use will-less in a sentence
Beatrice, however, with the placid navet of her will-less temperament, flies to Filippo.
Modernities | Horace Barnett SamuelHorrible—this will-less, nerveless feeling, this paralysis, as if he were a puppet moved by a cruel hand.
The Dark Flower | John GalsworthyNever before had he had so strange a sense of being a will-less puppet in the hands of destiny.
Atlantis | Gerhart HauptmannHe became a mere puppet, acting in accordance to principles that were not his own, automatic, will-less.
The Hero | William Somerset MaughamAnd he was like one of the last year's leaves before him, whirled helpless and will-less in the dust-storm of the road!
The History of David Grieve | Mrs. Humphry Ward
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