Weak - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |wiːk|  American pronunciation of the word weak
Brit.  |wiːk|  British pronunciation of the word weak

adjective

- overly diluted; thin and insipid (syn: washy, watery)
weak tea
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress (syn: light, unaccented)
a weak stress on the second syllable
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings (syn: fallible, frail, imperfect)
- tending downward in price
a weak market for oil stocks
- deficient or lacking in some skill
he's weak in spelling
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality (syn: decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weakly)
- (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- not having authority, political strength, or governing power
a weak president
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc (syn: faint)
weak colors
a weak pulse
- likely to fail under stress or pressure
the weak link in the chain
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
a weak mind

Extra examples

He has a weak throwing arm.

The illness left her too weak to stand up.

The child was born with weak lungs.

The batter hit a weak ground ball.

She uttered her reply in a weak voice.

The door's hinge is weak.

He was weak with loss of blood.

He's weak in mathematics.

The walls are too weak to hold up the roof.

The illness left her feeling weak.

Poor light produces weak plants.

She's too weak to feed herself.

Nina was weak with hunger.

The animal was weak from loss of blood.

My grandfather had a weak heart.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: weaker
superlative: weakest
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