Nerveless
['nɜːvlɪs] or ['nɝvləs]
Definition
(a.) Destitute of nerves.
(a.) Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.
Edited by Francine
Examples
- Cigars dropped unnoticed from nerveless fingers. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But my nerveless hands can neither fell the trees, nor smooth the planks. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The small, wasted hand, lying nerveless on the sick girl's breast, clasped as usual her jealously-guarded treasure. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We shall conquer, for the right is on our side; already your cheeks are pale--the weapons fall from your nerveless grasp. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Edited by Francine