strengthless
Americanadjective
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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
He raised his strengthless hand for a few inches, and let it fall with a gesture of hopeless wretchedness.
From A Sheaf of Corn by Mary E. Mann
And when the ring was taken off it, Brynhild sank down on her knees like one that was strengthless.
From The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths by Willy Pogany
When I beheld that afflictor of hostile cars reel like a mountain summit and fall down strengthless on the terrace of his own vehicle with his face turned towards the east, my senses were stupefied.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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