weak
adjective
- 1
deficient in intelligence or mental power
a weak mind
- 2
overly diluted; thin and insipid
washy coffee
watery milk
- 3
likely to fail under stress or pressure
the weak link in the chain
- 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
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
a faint outline
the wan sun cast faint shadows
- 6
not having authority, political strength, or governing power
a weak president
- 7
(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- 8
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
a feeble old woman
her body looked sapless
- 9
deficient or lacking in some skill
he's weak in spelling
- 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
wanting in physical strength
a weak pillar
- 12
tending downward in price
a weak market for oil stocks
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