strengthless

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strengthless

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From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less.

adjective more strengthless · most strengthless

  1. Being powerless or weak; lacking strength. And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like ſtrengthleſſe hinges buckle vnder life, / […] euen ſo my limbes, / VVeakened vvith griefe, being novv enragde vvith griefe, / Are thrice themſelues: […]
  2. Having no special abilities or talents; lacking strengths.

Opposite: strengthful

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"strengthless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strengthless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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strengthless. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strengthless

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"strengthless." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strengthless.

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@misc{strengthless_2026,
  title = {strengthless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strengthless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}