weakling
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weakling
- /ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ/
- /ˈwiːklɪŋɡ/
noun weaklings
- A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution. “Mon Dieu!” he soliloquized, “but they are all alike. Cheating, murdering, lying, fighting, and all for things that the beasts of the jungle would not deign to possess—money to purchase the effeminate pleasures of weaklings. And yet withal bound down by silly customs that make them slaves to their u
- A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength. c.1551, Hugh Latimer, a sermon in Lincolnshire We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.
Similar: pushover, sissy, weenie · Opposite: strongling
adjective
- weak, either physically, morally or mentally
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noun
Similar: pushover, sissy, weenie · Opposite: strongling
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noun person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
| Español | enclenque |
|---|---|
| Português | fracote |
| Français | gringalet |
| Deutsch | Schwächling |
| Русский | слаба́к slabák |
noun person of weak character
| Español | pusilánime |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 弱虫 yowamushi |
| 中文 | 懦夫 nuòfū |
| Português | fracote |
| Français | poule mouillée, chiffe molle |
| Deutsch | Schwächling, Feigling, Weichei |
| Italiano | femminuccia, coniglio, fifone, codardo, vigliacco, pollo |
| Русский | слаба́к slabák, хлю́пик xljúpik, тря́пка trjápka |
adj weak, either physically, morally or mentally
| Español | enclenque, fuñingue, pusilánime |
|---|---|
| Português | fracote |
| Русский | сла́бый slábyj, хи́лый xílyj |
| עברית | חֲלַשְׁלוּשׁ ẖalashlúsh |
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