weakish
[ wee-kish ]
/ ˈwi kɪʃ /
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adjective
rather weak.
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OTHER WORDS FROM weakish
weak·ish·ly, adverbWords nearby weakish
weak force, weakhanded, weak-headed, weakhearted, weak interaction, weakish, weak-kneed, weakling, weak link, weakly, weak-minded
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Example sentences from the Web for weakish
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 ReadeHe 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 FullerThe student felt himself trembling a little, weakish in the knees.
The Wendigo|Algernon BlackwoodHe was conscious, for he thanked us in a weakish whisper, when we lifted him carefully into his own bed.
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington