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nerveless

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nerve·less  (nûrvls)
adj.
1. Lacking strength or energy; spiritless; weak.
2. Lacking courage; spineless or cowardly.
3. Calm and controlled in trying circumstances; cool.
nerveless·ly adv.
nerveless·ness n.
nerveless
Adjective
1. (of fingers or hands) without feeling; numb
2. (of a person) fearless
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Adj.1.nerveless - marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
coolheaded, cool
composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
2.nerveless - lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
feeble
powerless - lacking power
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"Something told me 't if I didn't come back and get --" He shuddered; then waved his nerveless hand with a vanquished gesture and said, "Tell 'em, Joe, tell 'em -- it ain't any use any more.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
The fundamental principle on which it rests, that the empire is a community of sovereigns, that the diet is a representation of sovereigns and that the laws are addressed to sovereigns, renders the empire a nerveless body, incapable of regulating its own members, insecure against external dangers, and agitated with unceasing fermentations in its own bowels.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
She was really in a nerveless and prostrate condition, with black circles round her eyes, pale even to her lips, and with an instinctive trembling which she was quite unable to repress.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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