Unsinew

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To deprive of sinews or strength. archaic, figuratively, transitive, usually

    "Th' unsinew'd poem languishes and dies"

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"Th' unsinew'd poem languishes and dies"

Etymology

From un- + sinew.

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