Without force, strength, or power; lacking effectiveness, vigor, or compelling quality.
From force + -less (Old English -leas 'free from, without'). The -less suffix, opposite to -ful, creates words meaning 'without' or 'lacking the specified quality.'
The -less suffix is English's way of negation that feels more graceful than just saying 'not forceful.' A forceless argument doesn't just lack power—the word itself sounds weak when you say it aloud.
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