weakling

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English

Etymology

From weak +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ/, /ˈwiːklɪŋɡ/
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Noun

weakling (plural weaklings)

  1. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
  2. (figuratively) 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.

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Adjective

weakling

  1. weak, either physically, morally or mentally

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References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967