a. rare. [f. ACT sb. + -LESS.] Without action, inactive.

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1682.  T. Southerne, Loyal Brother, I. i. Wks. I. 21. A poor, young, actless, indigested thing, Whose utmost pride can only boast of youth And innocence.

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1765.  Law, Behmen’s Expl. 4th Table, 18. This Idea, or Spirit of the Soul, dumb and actless.

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