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thewless, a. Now only Sc.|ˈθjuːlɪs|
[f. thew n.1 + -less. Cf. thowless.]
†1. Destitute of morals or virtue; vicious, immoral: = thowless 1. Obs.
a1327Pol. Songs (Camden) 255 For lust hath leve, the lond is theweles. 1513Douglas æneis iv. Prol. 163 Sic thewles lustis [sall returne] in bittir pane and wo.
2. Without energy, inert, spiritless: = thowless 2.
1895Crockett Men of Moss-Hags l, He was a quiet, thewless, pleasantly conforming man. 1896Snowden Web of Weaver vi. 72, I seemed to stand thewless. 1900C. Murray Hamewith 85 Like some puir dwinin' thewless wicht Wi' death in view. 1904Dundee Advertiser 13 June 8/1 That the ‘thewless’ and ‘wastrel’ class be relegated to labour colonies there to work out their own salvation. |