weak

adjective

  1. 1

    deficient in intelligence or mental power

    a weak mind

  2. 2

    overly diluted; thin and insipid

    washy coffee

    watery milk

  3. 3

    likely to fail under stress or pressure

    the weak link in the chain

  4. 4

    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

    I'm only a fallible human

    frail humanity

  5. 5

    deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

    a faint outline

    the wan sun cast faint shadows

  6. 6

    not having authority, political strength, or governing power

    a weak president

  7. 7

    (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

  8. 8

    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

    a feeble old woman

    her body looked sapless

  9. 9

    deficient or lacking in some skill

    he's weak in spelling

  10. 10

    (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

    a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable

    a weak stress on the second syllable

  11. 11

    wanting in physical strength

    a weak pillar

  12. 12

    tending downward in price

    a weak market for oil stocks

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