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.
Other Word Forms
- will-lessly adverb
- will-lessness noun
Etymology
Origin of will-less
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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It was reported that 70% of estates administered in court are will-less.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Thus Ulysses shows himself the man of will among the will-less, and solves his part of the problem among the Lotus-eaters, setting out for the new Unknown.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
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
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