weakling
noun
a person who is physically or morally weak.
weaklings
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pluralof weakling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is her way of culling the weaklings; she will care only for the cubs that survive the fall and clamber back up to the bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Planning is for weaklings, rational analysis is disdained, the amygdala and the gut replace the cerebral cortex.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
These are some of the self-deluded weaklings who set the tone of institutional life in much of America today.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
"You are weaklings who fight civilians," Mr Zelensky, who was born in Kryvyi Rih, said in his late night address on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2022
It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.’”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
