All 3 Uses
impotent
in
Outlander
(Edited)
- Because of the poor circulation and the degeneration of connective tissue, victims were invariably sterile, and often impotent as well.
p. 104.1 *impotent = unable to have an erection for sexual intercourse
- Perhaps not impotent then.
p. 104.1
- The hand bunched into a fist and struck the bedframe with an impotent rage that made the whole bed tremble.
p. 585.4 *impotent = powerless to change things
Definitions:
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(1)
(impotent as in: impotent fury) lacking power or ability
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(2)
(impotent as in: impotent, so no children) of a male: unable to have an erection for sexual intercourse, or unable to conceive a child
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)