Oomphless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking oomph (vitality or sex appeal). not-comparable
"Skeletal, round-shouldered and oomphless, the waif, as photographed by David Sims, Paolo Roversi and art-photographers Nan Goldin and Richard Prince, looked too young, druggy and harmless to wield any power."
Example
More examples"Skeletal, round-shouldered and oomphless, the waif, as photographed by David Sims, Paolo Roversi and art-photographers Nan Goldin and Richard Prince, looked too young, druggy and harmless to wield any power."
Etymology
From oomph + -less.
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