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- English Word Weak Definition Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
- English Word Weak Definition Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
- English Word Weak Definition Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- English Word Weak Definition Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
- English Word Weak Definition Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
- English Word Weak Definition Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).
- English Word Weak Definition Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
- English Word Weak Definition To make or become weak; to weaken.
- English Word Weak-hearted Definition Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
- English Word Weak-kneed Definition Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
- English Word Weak-minded Definition Having a weak mind, either naturally or by reason of disease; feebleminded; foolish; idiotic.
- English Word Weaken Definition To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument.
- English Word Weaken Definition To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.
- English Word Weaken Definition To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.
- English Word Weakened Definition of Weaken
- English Word Weakener Definition One who, or that which, weakens.
- English Word Weakening Definition of Weaken
- English Word Weakfish Definition Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so called from its tender mouth. See Squeteague.
- English Word Weakish Definition Somewhat weak; rather weak.
- English Word Weakishness Definition Quality or state of being weakish.
- English Word Weakling Definition A weak or feeble creature.
- English Word Weakling Definition Weak; feeble.
- English Word Weakly Definition In a weak manner; with little strength or vigor; feebly.
- English Word Weakly Definition Not strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a weakly woman; a man of a weakly constitution.
- English Word Weakness Definition The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength; feebleness.
- English Word Weakness Definition That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.
- English Word Weal Definition The mark of a stripe. See Wale.
- English Word Weal Definition To mark with stripes. See Wale.
- English Word Weal Definition A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.
- English Word Weal Definition The body politic; the state; common wealth.