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will-less

American  
[wil-lis] / ˈwɪl lɪs /

adjective

  1. having or exerting no will.

    a timid, will-less little man.

  2. done or occurring without the will; involuntary.

    a will-less compliance.

  3. leaving no will; intestate.

    to die will-less.


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Origin of will-less

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

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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

It is a singular fact that, although conscious of a more interior and potent force at work within, I am now more quiet and will-less than I was when it at first affected me.

From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter

But she was still too utterly will-less to bring about an interview between herself and her cousin either by sending for him or going up to the shack to find him.

From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert

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