weak-willed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of weak-willed
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Other notable singers included bass-baritone Robert Frazier as the Rev. John Hale, who realizes the truth too late, and soprano Kresley Figueroa as the treacherously weak-willed Mary Warren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
The performers fling themselves into dumb and painful stunts on purpose, and blissfully weak-willed audience members cackle knowing that their laughter is proof that they haven’t grown up either.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
The rather weak-willed Henry doesn’t know what to believe.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2016
"I was weak-willed at the time," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2015
He cursed the weak-willed men of the town who did not understand the freedom a man of the llano must have, and he cursed the war for taking his sons away.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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