nerveless
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈnɜrv.ləs/
- Archaic
:
débil
- She reached out with a nerveless hand to express her gratitude, barely able to keep her strength.
- nerveless fingers
Examples
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I glanced at it, my hands suddenly cold and nerveless.
Fiction book (1999) -
I figured my flesh was hanging off in strips, like fresh beef jerky, and C-Dog was merely exercising himself against the thin, nerveless bones of my behind.
Fiction book (1995) -
His sword dropped from nerveless fingers.
Fiction book (1999) -
He hands her the cigarette with nerveless fingers.
Fiction book (1996) -
A howl of pain and a clatter followed as the dirk fell from his nerveless fingers.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I told Karl that I felt nothing during the procedure, he reminded me that the human brain is an insensate organ, nerveless as a stone.
Fiction book (2001) -
The satchel slipped from nerveless fingers and thudded on hardwood.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm lying on a cot, my limbs slack and nerveless beneath a light wool blanket.
Blog text (5) -
The soldier lay on the ground, his body feeling completely nerveless after the long battle.
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After running the marathon, I collapsed in exhaustion, my legs nerveless and trembling.
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Etymology
Nerveless comes from nerve and the ending -less, where -less means 'without' and nerve long ago meant 'muscle' or 'strength'. So nerveless can be remembered as 'without strength', used for someone too weak to move or hold things.