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Destitute of sap; not juicy.

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  1. a. Destitute of sap; not juicy.
  2. a. Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless.
  3. adj. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  4. adj. destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry
  5. 1. Destitute of sap; not juicy. 2. Fig.: Dry, old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat sapless womanhood." Lowell. Now sapless on the verge of death he stands. Dryden.
  6. s. destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry