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"sense": "lacking purpose",
"word": "nichtsnutzig"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "lacking purpose",
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"word": "άσκοπος"
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"sense": "lacking purpose",
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"sense": "lacking purpose",
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"word": "schlapp"
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"sense": "lacking vitality",
"word": "сла́бый"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "bezpomošten",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "безпомощен"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "lamlendig"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "neuvoton"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "saamaton"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "tahdoton"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "heikkoluonteinen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "schwach"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "mutlos"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "schlaff"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "matt"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "unmotiviert"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ávoulos",
"sense": "lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way",
"word": "άβουλος"
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{
"code": "ru",
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