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emasculate collapse: remove the testicles of a male animal; deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"

slavish collapse: abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"; blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"

flaccid collapse: drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"; lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"

gutless collapse: lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow"

rubbery collapse: having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

ineffective collapse: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"; not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"; lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

limber collapse: a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson; (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely; (used of artifacts) easily bent; (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"; cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"; attach the limber; "limber a cannon"

afraid collapse: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"; feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"; having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

sapless collapse: destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; "the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks"- Norman Mailer

unstrung collapse: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

invertebrate collapse: any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification; lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of invertebrate animals"

undependable collapse: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"

unnerved collapse: deprived of courage and strength; "the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"

weakly collapse: in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her"

cowardly collapse: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

irresponsible collapse: showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"

fluctuating collapse: having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices"

uncontrolled collapse: not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"

irresolute collapse: uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

unreliable collapse: not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"; lacking a sense of responsibility

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