adj
Meaning 1
Lacking in sap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sapless
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US: /ˈsæpləs/
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rhymes with -æpləs
adj
Meaning 2
Lacking vivacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry- Norman Mailer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, weak, weakly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English sap Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English sapless From sap + -less.