vigourlessadj.
/ˈvɪɡələs/, U.S. /ˈvɪɡərləs/ Destitute of or lacking vigour.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > of feelings, qualities, etc.
rheumatica1627
lethargine1656
lethargean1659
lethargical1661
vigourless1759
lethargized1817
Monday-morning1921
1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 756 Indeed one can scarce call it living, merely to breathe, and trail about a vigorless body.
1888 Outlook (N.Y.) Apr. 483 The marked contrast between the vigorless conscience of Continental Europe, and the vigorous conscience of the Puritans.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 20 Jan. 4/2 In those vigourless days of Whig ascendency.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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