sapless

• Adjectif désuet signifiant dépourvu de sève, de vitalité ou d'énergie ; sec et sans vie.

An obsolete adjective meaning lacking vitality, energy, or juice; dry and lifeless.

1. Lacking vitality or strengthC2formal

   Lacking bodily or muscular strength, energy, or vitality.

   sans vigueur

   • After the long illness, he felt sapless and weak.
   • The sapless old man could barely lift the cup.
   • Her sapless performance disappointed the audience.

   Synonymesdebilitatedenervatedfeeblelanguidlanguorouslistlessspiritlessweak

   Antonymesenergeticlustystrongvigorousvital

2. Dry and lacking moistureC2formal

   Destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry and withered.

   Desséché, sans sève

   • The sapless branches snapped easily in the wind.
   • The soil was sapless after months of drought.
   • The leaves turned brown and sapless in the autumn sun.

   Synonymesariddryjuicelessparchedwithered

   Antonymesjuicylushmoistsucculent