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impotent

Main Entry:: im·po·tent
Pronunciation:: \ˈim-pə-tənt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin impotent-, impotens, from in- + potent-, potens potent
Date:: 14th century

1 a: not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless b: unable to engage in sexual intercourse because of inability to have and maintain an erection ; broadly : sterile2obsolete : incapable of self-restraint : ungovernable

— impotent noun

— im·po·tent·ly adverb

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