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POWERLESS

\pˈa͡ʊələs], \pˈa‍ʊələs], \p_ˈaʊ_ə_l_ə_s]\

Definitions of POWERLESS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Weak; lacking strength; unable to bring about an effect.
Powerlessness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Powerlessness.
Without power: weak: impotent.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Without power; importent.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Destitute of power; impotent.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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