Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Weak; nerveless.
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- adjective obsolete Lacking
morals orvirtue . - adjective Lacking
vigour orenergy ;listless .
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Examples
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As he strode past Mr Bloom's dental windows the sway of his dustcoat brushed rudely from its angle a slender tapping cane and swept onwards, having buffeted a thewless body.
Ulysses James Joyce 1911
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As he strode past Mr Bloom’s dental windows the sway of his dustcoat brushed rudely from its angle a slender tapping cane and swept onwards, having buffeted a thewless body.
Ulysses 2003
brtom commented on the word thewless
As he strode past Mr Bloom's dental windows the sway of his dustcoat brushed rudely from its angle a slender tapping cane and swept onwards, having buffeted a thewless body.
Joyce, Ulysses, 10
January 7, 2007