Sapless (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; "the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tree, now standing as a bare skeleton, had long been a sapless relic of its former glory.
- She described her ex-boyfriend as emotionally sapless, never knowing how to truly care for her feelings.
- In the barren desert, they walked along the dry, cracked earth beneath their feet and sat in the shade of a sapless tree.
- As I gazed upon the forest of once vibrant saplings, I saw the effects of drought as it reduced the small trees to a cluster of sapless stalks.
- During his famous speeches, his charismatic personality sharply contrasted with his less gifted counterparts who were, as it were, emotionless, appearing cold, aloof and somewhat sapless in nature.
Meaning 2
Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The elderly man's sapless frame struggled to carry his own groceries up the stairs.
- After a long illness, her once vibrant body now looked sapless and frail.
- The sapless limbs of the patient hung limply from the hospital bed.
- Years of malnutrition had left the child's body sapless and weak.
- The athlete's sapless performance in the final game was a disappointment to fans.