springless

[ spring-lis ]

adjective

1. having no springs:

   a springless bed.

2. lacking liveliness or resilience; lifeless:

   His shoulders drooped and his walk had become springless.

Word History and Origins

Origin of springless¹

First recorded in 1675–85; spring + -less

Example Sentences

Then he had to transport the 12 painting fragments and the Tang bodhisattva for 18 weeks in a springless cart, wrapped in his underwear.

From New York Times

The captain reported later that the ship “shivered and shook like a springless wagon on a corduroy road” even if the sea was as “smooth as glass“.

From Scientific American

It arrived: a springless box on wheels, a hard and narrow seat on each side, the top encased in a heavy roof, with rattling glass windows.

From Project Gutenberg

These conveyances are springless, and about 9 feet long by 4 feet wide.

From Project Gutenberg

“The struggle of capital and labour,” began Felix learnedly, when a sudden jolt of the springless waggon threw him off his balance, and he had to cling to the sides.

From Project Gutenberg