† soplessadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Sapless.
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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
c1639 W. Mure Psalmes xxii. 15 in Wks. (1898) II. 88 My moisture as a sopelesse sheard Is quite consum'd and ceast.
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