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resistless


 
  Overview  of  adj  resistless 
 
  The  adj  resistless  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  irresistible,  resistless  --  (impossible  to  resist;  overpowering;  "irresistible  (or  resistless)  impulses";  "what  happens  when  an  irresistible  force  meets  an  immovable  object?") 
  2.  resistless,  supine,  unresisting  --  (offering  no  resistance;  "resistless  hostages";  "No  other  colony  showed  such  supine,  selfish  helplessness  in  allowing  her  own  border  citizens  to  be  mercilessly  harried"-  Theodore  Roosevelt) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  resistless 
 
  2  senses  of  resistless 
 
  Sense  1 
  irresistible  (vs.  resistible),  resistless 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  resistless,  supine,  unresisting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  passive)  ->  active 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  resistless 
 
  2  senses  of  resistless 
 
  Sense  1 
  irresistible  (vs.  resistible),  resistless 
  =>  overpowering,  overwhelming 
 
  Sense  2 
  resistless,  supine,  unresisting 
  =>  passive  (vs.  active),  inactive 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  resistless 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  resistless 
 
  resistless  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  resistless 
  resistless 
 
  Overview  of  adj  resistless 
 
  The  adj  resistless  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  irresistible,  resistless  --  (impossible  to  resist;  overpowering;  "irresistible  (or  resistless)  impulses";  "what  happens  when  an  irresistible  force  meets  an  immovable  object?") 
  2.  resistless,  supine,  unresisting  --  (offering  no  resistance;  "resistless  hostages";  "No  other  colony  showed  such  supine,  selfish  helplessness  in  allowing  her  own  border  citizens  to  be  mercilessly  harried"-  Theodore  Roosevelt) 



resistless definition