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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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How to use weakish in a sentence
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