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

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

From BBC

“This is not for the weak-willed,” said Fitch, who is president of the Obesity Medicine Association and also consults for drugmakers.

From Seattle Times

We should also respect present humans as rational beings capable of independent thought, rather than weak-willed zombies susceptible to crude verbal mind control.

From Washington Post

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

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