WEAK-KNEED

Meaning of WEAK-KNEED in English

adjective Date: 1863 lacking willpower or resolution

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

WEAK-KNEED — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : easily yielding : lacking will power or resolution : irresolute role of the dissenter is not for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — If you describe someone as weak-kneed , you mean that they are unable or unwilling to do anything because they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a weak-kneed coward EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Criticisms of solipsism should therefore count as …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — (a.) Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAK-KNEED — ( a. ) Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — — weak-kneedly , adv. — weak-kneedness , n. /week"need"/ , adj. yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc. [ 1860-65 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK KNEED — indecisive; not thorough
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEAK-KNEED — adjective Date: 1863 : lacking willpower or resolution
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — adj having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting resolution.
Webster English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — Pronunciation: ' w ē k- ' n ē d Function: adjective Date: 1863 : lacking willpower or resolution
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — ■ adjective 1》 weak and shaky from fear or excitement. 2》 lacking in resolve or courage.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — [weak-kneed] adj (1863): lacking willpower or resolution
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — weak-kneed BrE AmE ˌwiːk ˈniːd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — adjective ( informal ) lacking courage or strength
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — ˌweak-ˈkneed BrE AmE adjective informal lacking courage and unable to make your own decisions
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAK-KNEED — If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are unable or unwilling to do anything because they are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEAK KNEED — Synonyms and related words : abulic, afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, daunted, dismayed, double-minded, faint, fainthearted, faltering, fearful, feeble, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — Function: adjective Synonyms: VACILLATING 2, double-minded, faltering, irresolute, timid, uncertain, wavering, whiffling, wiggle-waggle, wobbly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WEAK-KNEED — adjective Synonyms: vacillating 2, double-minded, faltering, irresolute, timid, uncertain, wavering, whiffling, wiggle-waggle, wobbly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK KNEED — not strong in character, lacking will power Marvin yielded to temptation. He appears to be weak kneed.
English Idioms vocab
WEAK-KNEED — not strong in character, lacking will power Marvin yields to temptation, but I wouldn't say he's weak-kneed.
English Idioms vocabulary
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn : weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный weak-kneed слабовольный, малодушный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAK-KNEED — Слабовольный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WEAK-KNEED — weak-kneed.ogg ͵wi:kʹni:d a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WEAK-KNEED — прил.малодушный, слабовольный Syn:weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAK KNEED — (a) малодушный; нерешительный; слабовольный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WEAK-KNEED — a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEAK KNEED — малодушный, слабовольный
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WEAK KNEED — малодушный, слабовольный
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WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn: weak-willed , weak of will , weak-minded
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn: weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEAK-KNEED — _a. слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WEAK-KNEED — a. слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WEAK-KNEED — слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WEAK-KNEED — _a. слабовольный, малодушный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WEAK-KNEED — слабовольный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
WEAK-KNEED — прил. малодушный, слабовольный Syn : weak-willed, weak of will, weak-minded нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушный weak-kneed слабовольный, малодушный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEED — adjective see: knee
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAK — I. ˈwēk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English waike, weike, weke, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEED — |nēd adjective Etymology: knee (I) + -ed 1. : having a knee or knees a graceful kneed table — often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEED — (a.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.
Английский словарь Webster
KNEED — (a.) Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAK — ( v. i. ) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEED — ( a. ) Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEED — ( a. ) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAK — /week/ , adj., weaker, weakest . 1. not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNEED — see knee I
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAK — adjective Etymology: Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English wīcan to yield, Greek eikein to give …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAK — vi wanting physical strength. 2. weak ·vi tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market. 3. weak ·add. ·adj lacking …
Webster English vocab
KNEED — adj having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed; out-kneed; weak-kneed. 2. kneed ·adj geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at …
Webster English vocab
WEAK — [weak] adj [ME weike, fr. ON veikr; akin to OE wican to yield, Gk eikein to give way, Skt vijate …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAK — / wiːk; NAmE / adjective ( weaker , weakest ) NOT PHYSICALLY STRONG 1. not physically strong : She is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK — weak S3 W2 /wiːk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ weakling , ↑ weakness ; verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAK
Oxford English vocab
WEAK — ( weaker, weakest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If someone is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEAK — Synonyms and related words : Adamic, Adamite, Adamitic, abulic, accented, accessible, achromatic, achromic, afraid, airy, alveolar, amenable, anemic, anile, anthropocentric, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK — adj. Function: adjective 1 lacking physical, mental, or moral strength FF1C; a weak spirit in a weak body FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WEAK — adjective 1. lacking physical, mental, or moral strength a weak spirit in a weak body Synonyms: decrepit, feeble, flimsy, fragile, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAK — INDEX: 1. physically weak 2. not powerful 3. easy to attack or harm 4. to make someone or something weak …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAK — adj. 25B6; adjective they are too weak to move : FRAIL, feeble, delicate, fragile; infirm, sick, sickly, debilitated, incapacitated, ailing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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