ˈsaplə̇s adjective
Etymology: sap (I) + -less
1.
a. : destitute of sap or other vital juices : dry
the wood dry and splintered and dead, the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks — Norman Mailer
b. : barren and unproductive from lack of moisture
a rock, barren, and herbless, and sapless — E.G.Bulwer-Lytton
2. : lacking vitality : lifeless , feeble
my mother's hair at this time was full of gray and her body looked sapless — Nadine Gordimer
3. : being without substantial value : insipid
a somewhat sapless tale of a poor little rich girl and a rich little poor boy — Florence Bullock
• sap·less·ness noun -es