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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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
And when the so-called spirits came, the medium was always entranced, that is, apparently will-less, and so to Malling not interesting.
From The Dweller on the Threshold by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Nothing remained but to strip oneself bare of all pride and dignity and grovel in the dust before the great unknown, a humble, will-less slave, completely at its mercy.
From Atlantis by Seltzer, Adele Szold
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