weak
[ week ]
/ wik /
adjective, weak·er, weak·est.
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Origin of weak
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English weik, from Old Norse veikr; cognate with Old English wāc,Dutch week,German weich; akin to Old English wīcan “to yield, give way,” Old Norse vīkja “to move, turn, draw back,” German weichen “to yield”
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2. Weak, decrepit, feeble, weakly imply a lack of strength or of good health. Weak means not physically strong, because of extreme youth, old age, illness, etc.: weak after an attack of fever. Decrepit means old and broken in health to a marked degree: decrepit and barely able to walk. Feeble denotes much the same as weak, but connotes being pitiable or inferior: feeble and almost senile. Weakly suggests a long-standing sickly condition, a state of chronic bad health: A weakly child may become a strong adult.
OTHER WORDS FROM weak
o·ver·weak, adjectiveo·ver·weak·ly, adverbo·ver·weak·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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weak
/ (wiːk) /
adjective
Derived forms of weak
weakish, adjectiveweakishly, adverbweakishness, nounWord Origin for weak
Old English wāc soft, miserable; related to Old Saxon wēk, Old High German weih, Old Norse veikr
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