adjective
- lacking sap; dried up or withered
- lacking energy, vitality, or strength; weak
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The sapless branches broke easily in the wind.
- After months without rain, the tree stood sapless and bare.
- His sapless performance disappointed the audience.
- The old man’s sapless voice barely carried across the room.
- The drought left the once-green fields sapless and brown.
- She gave a sapless smile that showed no real enthusiasm.