Impuissant (Adjective)
Meaning
Lacking physical strength or vigor.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The elderly woman felt impuissant after her prolonged illness, unable to walk even a short distance.
- He became increasingly impuissant as the chemotherapy sapped his energy and muscle mass.
- After months of inactivity, his limbs felt impuissant, as if they had forgotten how to function properly.
- Years of working in an office job had left him impuissant, unaccustomed to manual labor.
- Her limbs were left feeling impuissant and lifeless after being stuck in the hospital bed for so long.