Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (a.) Not potent; lacking power, strength, or vigor, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm. 2. (a.) Wanting the power of self-restraint; uncontrolled; ungovernable; violent. 3. (a.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren. 4. (n.) One who is impotent.
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