weak-headed

[ week-hed-id ]

/ ˈwikˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

easily intoxicated by alcoholic beverages.

prone to dizziness or giddiness.

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Origin of weak-headed

First recorded in 1645–55

OTHER WORDS FROM weak-headed

weak-head·ed·ly, adverbweak-head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby weak-headed

weaker sex, weakest link, weakfish, weak force, weakhanded, weak-headed, weakhearted, weak interaction, weakish, weak-kneed, weakling

Example sentences from the Web for weak-headed

Mr. Welwyn was as ridiculously prejudiced as most weak-headed Englishmen are, on the subject of foreigners in general.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins
Children, and women, and weak-headed people, to pride of apparel and trifling compliment.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
What if he joined the conspiracy to marry him to this weak-eyed, weak-headed wood-nymph, or backwoods nymph?
The Hoosier Schoolmaster|Edward Eggleston
This gulf beneath would be trying to the nerves of a weak-headed climber at the critical point, and so it proved in the result.
Maiwa's Revenge|H. Rider Haggard

"You must be in the fashion," is the utterance of weak-headed mortals.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

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