Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nerveless"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nerveless \Nerve"less\, a.
1. Destitute of nerves.
2. Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak;
powerless.
A kingless people for a nerveless state. --Byron.
Awaking, all nerveless, from an ugly dream.
--Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nerveless
adj 1: 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"
[syn: {cool}, {coolheaded}]
2: lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy
and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: {feeble}]
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