thewless
adjEtymology From Middle English thewless, theweles, from Old English þēawlēas, equivalent to thew (“strength; virtue; vigour”) + -less. Cognate with Scots thowless.
1
Obsolete Lacking morals or virtue.
2
Lacking vigour or energy; listless; weak; nerveless.
- Derived terms
- thewlessness
- Related terms
- thieveless