strengthless
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- strengthlessly adverb
- strengthlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of strengthless
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at strength, -less
Example Sentences
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And round that early-laurelled head Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, And find unwithered on its curls The garland briefer than a girl’s.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2016
Dr. Ernst Distelmeyer," joyless, strengthless Dr. Ley relinquished a vial of poison and told his U.S. captors: "I will always believe that Adolf Hitler was Germany's greatest man.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Lord Hope fell back against the window-frame, strengthless from excess of feeling, she laid a hand upon the girl's shoulder, and, turning her face gently to the289 light, gazed upon it with tender scrutiny.
From The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
He places the arm of the still strengthless youth about his neck, and gently upholds him as they start on their way.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall
And round that early-laurelled head Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, And find unwithered on its curls The garland briefer than a girl's.
From Modern British Poetry by Untermeyer, Louis
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