will-less
[wil-lis]
adjective
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
First recorded in 1740–50
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Related Words for will-less
forced, uncontrolled, spontaneous, compulsory, unintentional, automatic, blind, conditioned, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, knee-jerk, obligatory, reflex, reluctant, unconscious, unpremeditated, unthinking, unwilling, unwittingExamples from the Web for will-less
Historical Examples of will-less
She was all dark, will-less, having only the receptive will.
The RainbowD. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
He was passive, indifferent, will-less, and her gaze charmed him more and more.
The Witch of PragueF. Marion Crawford
The season seemed to stand on the edge of a precipice, will-less, like a sleep-walker.
The LakeGeorge Moore
We're no good here, you and I—we were cast out at birth—soft, will-less—better dead.
The First and The LastJohn Galsworthy
Whatever called Kaydessa into such mindless and will-less answer did not touch the animals.
The Defiant AgentsAndre Alice Norton