Mightless

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking in might or vigour; powerless; weak.

    "So the mightless Tannenbaum, with two cups of wine in hand, plus a burger, chased Lilly back down as Ezra scooted into the shadows, leaving her to face the mayor all by herself."

Etymology

From Middle English mightles, from Old English mihtlēas, mihtelēas, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilausaz; equivalent to might + -less. Cognate with Scots michtles, Saterland Frisian machtloos, West Frisian machteleas, Dutch machteloos, German Low German machtlos, German machtlos, Swedish maktlös, Icelandic máttlaus.

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