fangless
5.5
Not strong or effective and unable to cause change
- adjective
- /ˈfæŋləs/
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inofensivo
- The new policy is so fangless that it fails to address any important issues.
Examples
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The movie had a fangless villain who posed no real threat to the heroes.
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His arguments were too fangless to convince anyone of his point of view.
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To completely morph vampires into sparkly, fangless wusses is sickening.
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Synonyms
toothless
vsfangless
7
5.5
Not able to make a law or rule work
refers to harmless or ineffectual situations beyond just rules and enforcement
punchless
vsfangless
1
6.9
Not strong and having little effect or excitement
is mainly used to describe ineffectiveness especially in figurative contexts
tuskless
vsfangless
6.3
Something that has no power to harm or control others and so is not effective
is the harmless or ineffectual term focusing on figurative lack of force
forceless
vsfangless
6.9
Not strong or effective enough to make an impression
focuses on harmlessness or ineffectiveness especially in figurative use
unforceful
vsfangless
5.9
Weak and not strong enough to change people's minds
applies to harmless, ineffectual situations especially in figurative senses
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
fangless positive
Morphology
Etymology
Fangless also means lacking power or force, and it comes from fang ('a long, pointed tooth') plus -less ('without') to give the image of 'no bite'. So a fangless report or law is weak or ineffective — it has 'no bite' and cannot make real change.