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impotent

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

im·po·tent

adj \ˈim-pə-tənt\

Definition of IMPOTENT

1
a : not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless b : unable to engage in sexual intercourse because of inability to have and maintain an erection; broadly : sterile
2
obsolete : incapable of self-restraint : ungovernable
impotent noun
im·po·tent·ly adverb

Examples of IMPOTENT

  1. <an impotent ruler who was just a figurehead>

Origin of IMPOTENT

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin impotent-, impotens, from in- + potent-, potens potent
First Known Use: 14th century

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