wimpy
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
wimpiness
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a word derived from
wimpy.
Example Sentences
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Tenor Martin Luther Clark was bent on erasing Don Ottavio’s usual wimpiness, sometimes to excess; Daniel Mobbs was insufficiently scary as the Commendatore, despite help from the trombones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Beholden to more than one front office, these families have a special perspective on the relative winter wimpiness or flintiness of regional school systems.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2019
As a young teen-ager in the mid-nineties, I avoided the exploits of Scully and Mulder, owing to systemic wimpiness.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 6, 2016
His extreme wimpiness, in keeping with Stephen Lancellotti’s undernourished and overwrought screenplay, nudges the film away from tension and toward the absurd.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2015
The discussion of Rose’s wimpiness and selfishness would be loud, believe me.
From Chicago Tribune ● May 6, 2013
