pulseless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English pulse Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English pulseless From pulse + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having no pulse.
The blind man passed into the room, sniffed the air, and laid a gentle hand on the pulseless heart.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Deriveds
pulselessness · pulseless electrical activity · pulseless disease · pulselessly