sapless
/ˈsæpləs/
adjective
- Lacking vitality, energy, or strength; weak or dull.
- Without proper nutrition, the plant became sapless and wilted.
- The speech was sapless and failed to inspire the audience.
- After the long illness, he felt sapless and unable to do much.
- Literally, having no sap (the fluid in plants); dry or withered.
- The sapless branches snapped easily in the wind.
- The old log was completely sapless and ready for firewood.
- In winter, the trees stand sapless and bare.