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completely without (lacking)

He who is devoid of the power to forgive, is devoid of the power to love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The law regards him, in every respect, as devoid of rights as a bale of merchandise.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
You thought me then devoid of every proper feeling, I am sure you did.
Austen, Jane -- Pride and Prejudice
In the same way we can never imagine the action of a man quite devoid of freedom and entirely subject to the law of inevitability.
Tolstoy, Leo -- War and Peace
Love is never quite devoid of sentimentality,
Maugham, W. Somerset -- Moon and Sixpence
devoid of original thought
Here Judge Taylor glanced sharply at the witness and must have decided his speculations devoid of evil intent, for he subsided sleepily.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

devoid = with a lack

Jem's chin would come up, and he would gaze at Mrs. Dubose with a face devoid of resentment.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

devoid = completely without

Had not Sinkfield made a bold stroke to preserve his holdings, Maycomb would have sat in the middle of Winston Swamp, a place totally devoid of interest.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

devoid = with a lack

Devoid of parents, devoid of relations, devoid of flocks and herds, devoid of gold and silver and of precious stones.
Dickens, Charles -- Bleak House
The boy's ruddy cheeks had sunk into sallow hollows, while his unblinking eyes were devoid of their characteristic spark and humor.
Henry H. Neff -- The Second Siege
When it's a question of anything stupid and pathetic and devoid of humor or wit, you're the man, you tragedian.
Hermann Hesse -- Steppenwolf
His eye was glazed, and apparently as devoid of sight as of expression.
James Fenimore Cooper -- The Prairie
Max turned and looked at him" it was a casual look, devoid of the deeper awareness that Bigger sought so hungrily.
Richard Wright -- Native Son
It showed now in a face, a voice, completely devoid of expression.
Nora Roberts -- Blood Brothers
You thought me then devoid of every proper feeling, I am sure you did.
Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
I counted three—a half dozen men of dubious character, brigands with eyes devoid of all conscience....
Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
We were crossing what used to be a firebreak, now a sandy field devoid of any growth.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston -- Farewell to Manzanar
Her face devoid of any emotion except one, and that one emotion was hatred.
P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast -- Betrayed

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