WEAK

adjective Etymology: Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr; akin to Old English wīcan to yield, Greek eikein to give way, Sanskrit vijate he speeds, flees Date: 14th century lacking strength: as, deficient in physical vigor ; feeble , debilitated, not able to sustain or exert much weight, pressure, or strain, not able to resist external force or withstand attack, easily upset or nauseated , 2. mentally or intellectually deficient, not firmly decided ; vacillating, resulting from or indicating lack of judgment or discernment, not able to withstand temptation or persuasion , not factually grounded or logically presented , 4. not able to function properly , b. lacking skill or proficiency , indicative of a lack of skill or aptitude , wanting in vigor of expression or effect , 5. deficient in the usual or required ingredients ; dilute , lacking normal intensity or potency , 6. not having or exerting authority or political power , ineffective , impotent , of, relating to, or constituting a verb or verb conjugation that in English forms the past tense and past participle by adding the suffix -ed or -d or -t , 8. bearing the minimal degree of stress occurring in the language , having little or no stress and obscured vowel sound , tending toward a lower price or value , ionizing only slightly in solution , ~ly adverb Synonyms: see: ~