weak-willed

American  

[week-wild] / ˈwikˈwɪld /

adjective

1. having or showing a want of firmness of will; easily swayed.

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weak-willed British  

adjective

1. lacking strength of will

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Etymology

Origin of weak-willed

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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

Meanwhile, his cult is such that defenders are dismissing his alleged victims as weak-willed crybabies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

And, as researchers are finding, they are already toppling the belief that obesity is simply a moral failing of the weak-willed.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

Greg — a stick-figure with Jughead-esque askew smile and a Charlie Brown wisp of hair — can be weak-willed and secretly nasty, especially toward Rowley.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

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