If you are ~, you do not have the strength or power to do anything useful or to control or protect yourself.
Parents often feel ~, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won’t stop the tears...
ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf, ADJ with n
~ly
Their son watched ~ly as they vanished beneath the waves.
ADV: usu ADV with v
~ness
I remember my feelings of ~ness.
N-UNCOUNT