peplessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛpləs/, U.S.

/ˈpɛpləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pep n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < pep n.¹ + -less suffix.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

Lacking energy, vigour, or spirit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking animation

deadOE

lifelessOE

unquickc1475

exanimate?c1550

flat1604

unsprighty1607

spiritless1609

dead-alive1617

fireless1647

uninformed1709

inanimate1713

unanimated1734

nerveless1735

inanimated1753

dispirited1758

dead and alive1863

unalive1905

pepless1909

zipless1922

soggy1928

undead1936

1909 Waterloo (Iowa) Times-Tribune 16 Oct. 8/5 Flaring posters urging ‘pepless invertebrates’ to ‘pep up’, and asserting that there is good ground for the statement that the ‘Grinnell spirit is dead’.

1938 Life 4 Apr. 45/1 (advt.) Skin troubles begin to clear up—your bowels to become regular, that pepless feeling to go.

1967 Observer 30 Apr. 11/3 The ‘vice’ in Saigon..has a pepless Playboy flavour.

1997 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 16 Sept. 81 As the season winds down into its final two weeks, the pepless Blue Jays appear to be merely playing out the string.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pepless
释义	peplessadj. Brit. /ˈpɛpləs/, U.S. /ˈpɛpləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pep n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < pep n.¹ + -less suffix. colloquial (originally U.S.). Lacking energy, vigour, or spirit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking animation deadOE lifelessOE unquickc1475 exanimate?c1550 flat1604 unsprighty1607 spiritless1609 dead-alive1617 fireless1647 uninformed1709 inanimate1713 unanimated1734 nerveless1735 inanimated1753 dispirited1758 dead and alive1863 unalive1905 pepless1909 zipless1922 soggy1928 undead1936 1909 Waterloo (Iowa) Times-Tribune 16 Oct. 8/5 Flaring posters urging ‘pepless invertebrates’ to ‘pep up’, and asserting that there is good ground for the statement that the ‘Grinnell spirit is dead’. 1938 Life 4 Apr. 45/1 (advt.) Skin troubles begin to clear up—your bowels to become regular, that pepless feeling to go. 1967 Observer 30 Apr. 11/3 The ‘vice’ in Saigon..has a pepless Playboy flavour. 1997 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 16 Sept. 81 As the season winds down into its final two weeks, the pepless Blue Jays appear to be merely playing out the string. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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