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