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weak
What does weak mean?
weak (adjective): wanting in physical strength.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use weak in a sentence?
- The child was too weak to move the boulder. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce weak?
/wik/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does weak come from?
From Middle English waik, wayk, wayke, weik, weyk, borrowed from Old Norse veikr (“weak”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz (“weak, yielded, pliant, bendsome”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of weak?
Words related to weak
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “weak” mean?
all-encompassing, all around
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distinct, sharp, well-marked
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specific; discrete; concrete
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wanting in physical strength
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