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English Dictionary: nerveless by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"
    Synonym(s): cool, coolheaded, nerveless
  2. lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
    Synonym(s): feeble, 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.
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