Resistless \Re*sist"less\, a.
1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or
R.] --Spenser.
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2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible.
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Masters' commands come with a power resistless
To such as owe them absolute subjection. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
resistless
adj 1: impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or
resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an
irresistible force meets an immovable object?" [syn: irresistible]
[ant: resistible]
2: offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other
colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in
allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly
harried"- Theodore Roosevelt [syn: supine, unresisting]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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