English Explanatory Dictionary

thewless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking morals or virtue.
  2. Lacking vigour or energy; listless; weak; nerveless.

Word forms

thewless more thewless most thewless thowless

Etymology

From Middle English thewless, theweles, from Old English þēawlēas, equivalent to thew (“strength; virtue; vigour”) + -less. Cognate with Scots thowless.

Related words

thieveless

Derived words

thewlessness
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