weak

weak:   Nāwaliwali; lahilahi, nahinahi (as coffee).

  Also: palupalu, nāwali, 'ōnāwali, 'ōnāwaliwali, 'ōma'ima'i, ikaika 'ole, uwa'uwali, hāwali, 'ōwali, 'ōmali, lule, malule, ha'imalule, ma'ule, hemo, puhemo, palalū, halalū; 'ōhemo (as from dysentery); hākalalū (as from age or sickness); 'a'alina (as a fat person); kololū, nanaiea, lanaiea, puanaiea, pīnauea, pānauea, hini, 'uhinipili, 'unihipili, nanahe, hakaka'e, hākaneno, pananā, 'onana, mahāha, aheahe, nīnole, hālina, kole, kūnāhihi, manu'u, kūhau, ma'awe, kūhelahela, 'alalehe, hānewanewa, nāwele, puaināwele, pūhalu, 'ōhea, 'a'aiole, holili, pūlewa, puhalu, halu, uhalu.

  Rare: mahū, ho'omānewanewa, uhanui, uheule, 'ōma'i, hakalunu, hakaneno, hakanelo, pīloli, pēlu'e, nīpolo, pakē.

    Too weak to stand alone, hinapē, hinapā.

    Weak-voiced, leo iki, hano pilo, pihano.

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Feeble, languid, weekly / Low, faint, small, feeble, piping, womanish / Thin, watery, diluted, waterish, insipid, tasteless / Sleazy, flimsy, slight, poor, trifling, feeble, frivolous / Poor, inconclusive, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, lame, illogical, vague / Accessible, assailable, vulnerable / Unsustained, unsupported / Ineffective, inefficient, inefficacious / Unsound, unsafe, untrustworthy, frail, unsubstantial / Infirm, unstable, unsteady, undecided, wavering, unsettled / Ineffectual / Sickly, debilitated, unhealthy, unsound, infirm, tender, valetudinary, valetudinarian, invalid, frail, delicate, fragile / Powerless / Delicate, frail, fragile / Small, slight, slender, inconsiderable / Defenceless, unguarded, exposed, unprotected / Soft, pliant / Pliable, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone, irresolute / Shallow, simple, silly, senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, childish, imbecile / Unwise, injudicious / Indiscreet, erring, peccable, foolish, imprudent / Feeble

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Weak — (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k [ e]r); superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft, pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen in Icel. v[=i]kja to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weak — W2S3 [wi:k] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical)¦ 2¦(likely to break)¦ 3¦(character)¦ 4¦(without power)¦ 5¦(without interest)¦ 6¦(without energy)¦ 7¦(not good at doing something)¦ 8¦(money)¦ 9¦(argument/idea)¦ 10¦(drink)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
weak — [ wik ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking energy ▸ 2 lacking power ▸ 3 easily persuaded ▸ 4 bad in quality ▸ 5 likely to break/fail ▸ 6 with a lot of water ▸ 7 lacking strength ▸ 8 in linguistics 1. ) part of your body that is weak is not as strong or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
weak — [wiːk] adjective FINANCE 1. if markets, investments, currencies etc are weak, their prices are falling: • The company reported a loss of C$16 million, mostly because of weak metals prices. • The weak dollar has ma … Financial and business terms
weak — [wēk] adj. [ME waik < ON veikr, akin to OE wac, feeble (which the ON word replaced) < IE * weig , * weik (< base * wei , to bend) > WEEK, WICKER, L vicis, change] 1. a) lacking in strength of body or muscle; not physically strong b)… … English World dictionary
weak — weak·en; weak·en·er; weak; weak·ish; weak·li·ness; weak·ness; elec·tro·weak; weak·ling; weak·ly; weak·head·ed·ly; weak·head·ed·ness; weak·heart·ed·ly; weak·heart·ed·ness; weak·ish·ly; weak·ish·ness; weak·kneed·ly; weak·kneed·ness; … English syllables
weak — weak, feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit can mean not strong enough to bear, resist, or endure strain or pressure or to withstand difficulty, effort, or use. Weak is by far the widest in its range of application, being not only… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Weak — is a generic adjective pertaining to a general state of feebleness, a lack of strength, durability, or vigor. Contents 1 Music 2 Other 3 See also … Wikipedia
weak — [adj1] not strong anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, exhausted, faint, feeble, flaccid, flimsy, forceless, fragile, frail, hesitant, impuissant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical*, languid, languorous, limp … New thesaurus
weak — c.1300, from O.N. veikr weak, cognate with O.E. wac weak, pliant, soft, from P.Gmc. *waikwaz yield, *wikanan bend (Cf. O.S. wek, Swed. vek, M.Du. weec, Du. week weak, soft, tender, O.H.G. weih … Etymology dictionary
weak´en|er — weak|en «WEE kuhn», transitive verb. to make weak or weaker: »You can weaken tea by adding water. –v.i. 1. to grow or become weak or weaker. 2. to take a less firm attitude; give way: »We are almost to the top of the mountain; let s not weaken… … Useful english dictionary

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