2. Adjective. Lacking vigour or energy; listless. ¹
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Definition of Thewless
1. weak [adj] - See also: weak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thewless
Literary usage of Thewless
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Literature: From the Norman Conquest to Chaucer by William Henry Schofield (1906)
"For lust hath leave, the land is thewless; for thief is reave, the land is
penniless ; for pride hath sleeve, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"Perhaps a corruption of thewless, weak ; without theirs and sinews. Gaelic Hugh,
thick, strong ; whence ..."
3. Studies in Religion and Theology: The Church: in Idea and in History by Andrew Martin Fairbairn (1910)
"The firm and skilful hand that could once sling the unerring stone has become
feeble and thewless; the nerves that never shook or failed have turned into ..."
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