WEAKLING


Meaning of WEAKLING in English

I. ˈwēkliŋ, -lēŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: weak (I) + -ling

: one that is weak in body or character or mind

football, of course … the dream of every male weakling — Dorothy Witton

greedy and often half-witted and half-alive weaklings who will do anything for cigars, champagne, motorcars — G.B.Shaw

II. adjective

: lacking strength or fortitude

weakling government that permits such a mess to fester — Don Porter

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.