Sapped and Weak

Sapped

Sapped adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: I was completely sapped after the first day of hauling logs

Weak and sapped are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weak" instead an adjective "Sapped".

Nearby Words: sappy, sapping, sapper

Weak

Weak adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: the little boy was simply too weak to lift the box

Sapped and weak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sapped" instead an adjective "Weak".

Both words in one sentence

  • Since the death of Basil II in 1025, a succession of weak emperors who barely remained on the throne had sapped her strength.
  • Who Is Driving? III on autopilot after his strength is sapped drinking spiked milk (he's so weak he says "If I'd had the strength, I'd blow my nose").
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