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1 ἀζαλέος
A dry, parched,οὖρος Il.20.491
;ὕλη Od.9.234
, etc.; βῶν ἀζαλέην dry bull's-hide, Il.7.239;ἀ. γῆρας
withered, sapless,IG
14.1389 i 12, Plu.2.789c.2 metaph., harsh, cruel, AP5.237 (Maced.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀζαλέος
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2 ἄνικμος
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἄνικμος
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3 ἀλίβας
ἀλίβας, - αντοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `corpse, a dead' (Pl. R. 387 c, H.), also of the Styx (S. Fr. 790) and metaphorically of wine-vinegar (Hippon.). ἀλίβας· νεκρός ἦ βροῦχος ἦ ποταμός ἦ ὄξος H.; other glosses s. Peiffer ad Call. fr. 216 (v.l. ἁ-; the vowel is perhaps long).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The antique explanation as `sapless' with α privativum and λιβάς is popular etymology (defended by Lawson ClassRev. 40, 52ff., 116ff.; cf. Wilamowitz Herm. 54, 64. Wrong Immisch Arch. f. Religionswiss. 14, 449f. Furher Petersson Gr. u. lat. Wortstudien (1922) 3f. Kretschmer Glotta 28, 269 connected Etr. lupu `he died', Lat. Libitina; possible, but uncertain. The deviant shape of the word and forms like ὀκρίβας, κιλλίβας, λυκάβας, Κορύβαντες (not to βαίνω of course) make it clear that this is a substr. word.Page in Frisk: 1,72Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἀλίβας
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Sapless — Sap less, a. 1. Destitute of sap; not juicy. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless. A somewhat sapless womanhood. Lowell. [1913 Webster] Now sapless on the verge of death he stands. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sapless — index languid, powerless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sapless — adjective 1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality a feeble old woman her body looked sapless • Syn: ↑decrepit, ↑debile, ↑feeble, ↑infirm, ↑rickety, ↑weak, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sapless — saplessness, n. /sap lis/, adj. 1. without sap; withered; dry: sapless plants. 2. lacking vitality or spirit; insipid. [1585 95; SAP1 + LESS] * * * … Universalium
sapless — /ˈsæpləs/ (say sapluhs) adjective 1. destitute of sap; withered: sapless plants. 2. lacking vitality; insipid. {sap1 + less} …
sapless — adjective see sap I … New Collegiate Dictionary
sapless — adjective a) lacking in sap b) lacking vivacity … Wiktionary
sapless — Synonyms and related words: Saharan, anemic, anhydrous, arid, asthenic, athirst, bland, bloodless, bone dry, chicken, cowardly, dead, debilitated, desert, dilute, diluted, driveling, drooping, droopy, droughty, dry, dry as dust, dull, dusty,… … Moby Thesaurus
sapless — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dry] Syn. shriveled, dehydrated, decayed; see dry 1 , withered . 2. [Insipid] Syn. spineless, ineffectual, lazy; see dull 4 , weak 3 … English dictionary for students
sapless — sap·less || sæplɪs adj. juiceless, lacking sap; lifeless, lacking vigor or vitality … English contemporary dictionary
sapless — a. 1. Without sap, destitute of sap. 2. Decayed, dry, old, withered … New dictionary of synonyms
