weakling

  • 11weakling — noun Date: 1548 one that is weak in body, character, or mind • weakling adjective …

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  • 12weakling — noun a ninety pound weakling Syn: pushover, namby pamby, coward, milksop; informal wimp, weed, sissy, twinkie, drip, softie, doormat, chicken, yellow belly, scaredy cat, wuss …

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  • 13weakling — /week ling/, n. 1. a person who is physically or morally weak. adj. 2. weak; not strong. [1520 30; WEAK + LING1] Syn. 1. milksop, chicken, namby pamby. * * * …

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  • 14weakling — 1. adjective /ˈwijkˈlɪŋɡ,ˈwijklɨŋɡ/ weak, either physically, morally or mentally 2. noun /ˈwijkˈlɪŋɡ,ˈwijklɨŋɡ/ a) A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution b) A person of …

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  • 15weakling — Synonyms and related words: Milquetoast, baby, big baby, blank cartridge, butt, castrato, chicken, chicken liver, coward, crybaby, doormat, drip, dud, dull tool, eunuch, faintly, fence sitter, fraid cat, fraidy cat, funk, funker, gelding, gutless …

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  • 16weakling — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. puny person, feeble creature, dotard, coward, crybaby, invertebrate, mollycoddle, milksop, jellyfish*, sissy*, softie*, pushover*, namby pamby*, puff*, punk*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *wimp, milquetoast, *pansy,… …

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  • 17weakling — weak|ling [ˈwi:k lıŋ] n someone who is not physically strong …

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  • 18weakling — weak|ling [ wiklıŋ ] noun count a person or animal that is physically weak …

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  • 19weakling — weak·ling || wɪːklɪŋ n. weak person (physically or emotionally) adj. weak …

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  • 20weakling — noun a weak person or animal …

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