weakish

[ wee-kish ]

adjective

Origin of weakish

First recorded in 1585–95; weak + -ish¹

He then made for the theater, and the weakish personage he had been playing upon walked down to the river, almost ran, in fact.
Peg Woffington | Charles Reade
He was of medium height, of slight build, with a pallid countenance, and a weakish drawling voice.
Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 | Charles Augustus Fuller
The student felt himself trembling a little, weakish in the knees.
The Wendigo | Algernon Blackwood
He was conscious, for he thanked us in a weakish whisper, when we lifted him carefully into his own bed.
In the Arena | Booth Tarkington

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