WEAK
\wˈiːk], \wˈiːk], \w_ˈiː_k]\
Definitions of WEAK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"
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having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link"
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lacking physical strength or vigor
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used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection
By Princeton University
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lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"
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having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak radio signal"; "a weak link"
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lacking physical strength or vigor
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(grammar) used of verbs having standard (or regular) inflection
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.
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Tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.
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Lacking in good cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps.
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Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.
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Wanting physical strength.
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Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
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Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
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Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
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Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
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Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
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Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
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Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
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Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
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Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
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Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
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Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
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Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
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Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
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Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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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.
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Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
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Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
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To make or become weak; to weaken.
By Oddity Software
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Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the addition of -en (with or without a change of the root vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven; break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to weak, or regular. See Weak.
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Tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.
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Lacking in good cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps.
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Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.
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Wanting physical strength.
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Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
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Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
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Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
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Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
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Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
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Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
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Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
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Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
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Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
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Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
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Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
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Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
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Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
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Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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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.
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Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
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Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
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To make or become weak; to weaken.
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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)
By Noah Webster.
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Wanting strength, force, or power; as, a weak body; lacking mental or moral strength; simple; foolish; easily influenced or overcome; much diluted.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Soft: wanting strength: not able to sustain a great weight: wanting health: easily overcome: feeble of mind: wanting moral force: frail: unsteady: slight or incomplete: having little of the chief ingredient: impressible: inconclusive.
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WEAKLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Having little physical strength; feeble; infirm: not healthy: not able to bear a great weight; not strong; not able to resist attack: feeble of mind; wanting spirit: wanting in strengthening ingredients; not politically powerful: not having force of authority; not having moral force or power to convince; not well supported by argument: unfortified; accessible; not having full conviction.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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What yields to pressure; having little physical strength; feeble; infirm; easily broken; yielding; not strong; faint or low, as sound; having little of ingredients; not well supported by reason or argument; not having moral force.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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