weak-headed

American  

[week-hed-id] / ˈwikˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. easily intoxicated by alcoholic beverages.

2. prone to dizziness or giddiness.

3. weak-minded.

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Other Word Forms

• weak-headedly adverb
• weak-headedness noun

Etymology

Origin of weak-headed

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

I’ve seen this kind of weak-headed apologia over and over on the Internet.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2021

And to J.M.'s feeble surprise he found himself doing exactly as he was told, dozing off with a curious weak-headed feeling of comfort.

From Hillsboro People by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

A kind-hearted, but somewhat weak-headed, parishioner in the far north got into the pulpit of the parish church one Sunday before the minister, who happened on that day to be rather behind time.

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark

What if he joined the conspiracy to marry him to this weak-eyed, weak-headed wood-nymph, or backwoods nymph?

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Eggleston, Edward

And instead of a king, we have this Osbiorn,—all men know him, greedy and false and weak-headed.

From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles