juicelessadj.
/ˈdʒuːsləs/, U.S. /ˈdʒusləs/ a. Devoid or deprived of juice; dry; dried up.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture > without juice or sap
juiceless1602
soplessc1639
exsuccous1646
succeless1657
unjuicy1662
strigose1708
1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge Prol. sig. A2 Snarling gusts nibble the iuyceles leaues.
1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth ii. 190 The earth..by that time was more barren and juiceless..than ours is now.
1746 R. James in Moffett & Bennet's Health's Improvem. (new ed.) Introd. 8 To render juiceless the Membranes, Tendons, Cartilages, and Bones of Animals.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 235 Fruit drupaceous, juiceless, with several cells.
b. figurative. Devoid of interest; insipid, ‘dry’.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > bland or insipid
colourlessc1425
unsavouryc1449
wearish?1533
wersha1599
tasteless1603
tame1604
juiceless1620
water gruela1627
dry1632
soulless1632
frigid1643
vapid1656
insipida1684
fade1715
heartless1780
vapid1785
achromatic1799
sauceless1817
albuminous1858
antiseptic1891
flat-footed1899
unatmospheric1913
defanged1920
anodyne1933
spiceless1942
tea-party1961
nothingburger1965
1620 Horæ Subseciuæ 204 The Epitome, which is for the most part a iuycelesse Narration.
1883 American 6 29 The juiceless remarks of these good men.
1889 Home Missionary (N.Y.) Nov. 316 Those who suppose that life on the frontier is juiceless.
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