will-less
Americanadjective
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having or exerting no will.
a timid, will-less little man.
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done or occurring without the will; involuntary.
a will-less compliance.
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leaving no will; intestate.
to die will-less.
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Etymology
Origin of will-less
First recorded in 1740–50
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Why Gorki wanted to write 2,700 pages about this dull and will-less man is almost as great a mystery as the Moscow trials that disclosed a fantastic story of Gorki's death.*
From Time Magazine Archive
It was reported that 70% of estates administered in court are will-less.
From Time Magazine Archive
These boys and girls were will-less, their speech flat, their gestures vague, their personalities devoid of anger, hope, laughter, enthusiasm, passion, or despair.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
I sat with it in my hands, feeling limp and will-less.
From Balloons by Elizabeth Bibesco
White-haired and with a wrinkled face, she appeared, under her rich clothes, like some will-less and pallid captive that had been gorgeously bedizened to grace a conqueror's triumph.
From The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court by Ford Madox Ford
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