poiseless

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adjective

Lacking poise; ungraceful.

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Meanings

adjectivepoiseless (comparative more poiseless, superlative most poiseless)

comparative more poiseless · superlative most poiseless

  1. Lacking poise; ungraceful.

    Whether or not his shambling, unkempt, poiseless figure was the domicile of an immortal soul, was matter for question.

    2008, Richard Sill Holmes, The Maid of Honor

Origin

From poise + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

poiseless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poiseless

MLA

“poiseless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poiseless. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poiseless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poiseless.

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