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powerless
English
Etymology
From Middle English pouerles, powerles, equivalent to power +? -less.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pa??l?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pa??l?s/
- Hyphenation: pow?er?less
Adjective
powerless (comparative more powerless, superlative most powerless)
- Lacking sufficient power or strength.
- I admit that I am powerless over my hatred towards white people in ways that I am unable to recognize fully, both at this time and in the past.
- Lacking legal authority.
- The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.
Synonyms
- mightless
- strengthless
- weak
- vulnerable
Antonyms
- powerful
- strong
Derived terms
- powerlessly
- powerlessness
- superpowerless
Translations
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emaciated
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??me??ie?t?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /??me?sie?t?d/
Adjective
emaciated (comparative more emaciated, superlative most emaciated)
- Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
- The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:scrawny
Translations
Verb
emaciated
- simple past tense and past participle of emaciate
Related terms
- emaciate
- emaciation
See also
- gaunt
Anagrams
- acetamide
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