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  • 11toy — I. noun Etymology: Middle English toye Date: 15th century 1. obsolete a. flirtatious or seductive behavior b. pastime; also a sportive or amusing act ; antic 2. a. som …

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  • 12enervated — /en euhr vay tid/, adj. without vigor, force, or strength; languid. [1650 60; ENERVATE + ED2] * * * …

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  • 13low-pressure — /loh presh euhr/, adj. 1. having or involving a low or below normal pressure, as steam or water. 2. without vigor or persistence; not forceful or aggressive: a low pressure campaign. 3. quietly persuasive; subtle; indirect: a low pressure… …

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  • 14feeble — a. 1. Weak, not strong. 2. Debilitated, enervated, sickly, infirm, languishing, languid, declining, drooping, frail. 3. Faint, imperfect, dim, without vigor, lacking intensity or vividness or force …

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  • 15lackadaisical — lack•a•dai•si•cal [[t]ˌlæk əˈdeɪ zɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) being without vigor or spirit; listless 2) lazy; indolent • Etymology: 1760–70; lackadais(y), var. of lackaday+ ical lack a•dai′si•cal•ly, adv. lack a•dai′si•cal•ness, n …

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  • 16namby-pamby — [nam′bē pam′bē] adj. [orig. satirical nickname of Ambrose Philips, 18th c. Eng poet: in ridicule of his sentimental pastorals] 1. weakly sentimental; insipid 2. without vigor 3. wishy washy n. 1. namby pamby talk 2. pl. namby pambie …

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  • 17thewless — [thyo͞o′lis] adj. Chiefly Scot. without vigor or spirit …

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  • 18low-pressure — adjective not forceful a low pressure salesman a low pressure campaign • Similar to: ↑unaggressive, ↑nonaggressive * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a …

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  • 19gut´less|ness — gut|less «GUHT lihs», adjective. Informal. 1. lacking courage; cowardly. 2. without vigor or vitality; spiritless: »Colleges are supposedly more gutless than ever (Time). –gut´less|ness, noun …

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  • 20gut|less — «GUHT lihs», adjective. Informal. 1. lacking courage; cowardly. 2. without vigor or vitality; spiritless: »Colleges are supposedly more gutless than ever (Time). –gut´less|ness, noun …

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