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poiseless

poiseless adjective: lacking poise; ungraceful.

Adjective

poiseless (comparative more poiseless, superlative most poiseless)

  1. Lacking poise; ungraceful.
    • Whether or not his shambling, unkempt, poiseless figure was the domicile of an immortal soul, was matter for question.2008, Richard Sill Holmes, The Maid of Honor

Forms of poiseless

comparativemore poiseless
superlativemost poiseless

Origin of poiseless

From poise + -less.

Words formed from poiseless

Questions about poiseless

What does poiseless mean?
Poiseless means lacking poise; ungraceful.
What part of speech is poiseless?
Poiseless is an adjective.

Words near poiseless in the dictionary

  1. Poirrier
  2. Poirriers
  3. pois
  4. poise
  5. poised
  6. poiseless
  7. poiselessness
  8. poiser
  9. poisers
  10. poises
  11. poisest

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