The cripple fell back in an impotent rage. Without guns and ammunition the soldiers were impotent. We were impotent against the force of the tornado.
SYNONYM(S): weak, feeble, infirm.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Tent — Tent, n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tent} a roll of lint.] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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