sapless

[ sap-lis ]

/ ˈsæp lɪs /

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adjective

without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants.

lacking vitality or spirit; insipid.

Origin of sapless

First recorded in 1585–95; sap¹ + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM sapless

sap·less·ness, noun

Words nearby sapless

sapiential, sapindaceous, sapiosexual, Sapir, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, sapless, sapling, sapo-, sapodilla, sapodilla family, saponaceous

Example sentences from the Web for sapless

It will all turn to stubble and sapless rigidity before his eyes.
How to Observe|Harriet Martineau
Our poor horses were in a miserable condition, for so little rain had fallen that the grass was very dry and sapless.
Three Years' War|Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Repression when successful induced a nerveless, sapless type.
William Blake|Charles Gardner
Only the idle chatter of the sapless leaves answered to the yearning cry of his broken spirit.
The Deemster|Hall Caine

He came to meet them on his crutches, a smile on his yellow, sapless face.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine