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Webster 1913 Edition


Weakling

Weak′ling

,
Noun.
[
Weak
+
-ling
.]
A weak or feeble creature.
Shak.
“All looking on him as a weakling, which would post to the grave.”
Fuller.
We may not be
weaklings
because we have a strong enemy.
Latimer.

Weak′ling

,
Adj.
Weak; feeble.
Sir T. North.

Webster 1828 Edition


Weakling

WEAKLING

,
Noun.
A feeble creature.

Definition 2024


weakling

weakling

English

Adjective

weakling

  1. weak, either physically, morally or mentally

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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.
    • Latimer
      We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.

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References

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