/ ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective
1.
( biology ) if a plant is etiolated it is pale because it does not receive enough light
2.
( formal ) lacking force and energy
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from the verb etiolate (from French étioler , from Norman French étieuler grow into a stem) + -ed .