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(adv)
With little strength or force.
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(adj)
Deficient in physical strength.
Weak or ill, not in good health.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Able to break or be broken.
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Not perfect,
(of a plant) Lacking in sap.
(not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
Low in rank or social importance.
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Insubstantial.
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.
Minor; small in amount
Shaking or trembling.
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
(of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
Relying upon; depending upon.
Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
Lacking substance; not real or strong.
Weakened.
(n)
Anything delicate, light and flimsy.
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
Tending to totter.
Characterised or marked by frailness
Somewhat frail.
The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
(dialectal) Apt to, capable of, or tending to break; fragile; brittle.
(obsolete) noise; clatter; crash
Senses relating to something brittle.
Easily shattered; not compact; loose of texture; brittle.
Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
Given to shivering; tending to shiver.
(chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory.
Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
Characterised or marked by weakness; feeble
(dialect) fragile; brittle
(historical) A person with debilism.
(US, colloquial, dated) flimsy; frail
Easily giving way under pressure.
Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
(dialectal) Frail, weak, fragile.
(now dialectal) feeble; languid; inclined to faint
Light in color.
old; having lived for relatively many years.
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
Alternative spelling of brekkie.
Having a foible or foibles; eccentric or fallible.
Having a broken back.
Very excited or enthusiastic.
(informal) The well-baked fat on the surface of a piece of roasted meat.
Characterised or marked by feebleness; weak or faint
(archaic) Having a vigorous appearance, but in reality weak or insipid.
Displaying weakness, frailty, or faintness; fainting; dejected
In tatters, having the texture broken.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
(UK, dialect, archaic) Loose, spongy, or easily broken.
Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.
Obsolete spelling of delicate. [Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.]
Resembling or characteristic of a twig; thin and brittle.
(by extension) Weak; lacking courage and strength.
Physically weak.
Having a flaw or imperfection.
(v)
(Canada, dialect) To fail spectacularly.
(UK, informal) Acronym of Would I Lie to You? (game show).
(Of people) Likely to follow, conform, or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led.
(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
(childish or poetic, rare) A wash, an act of washing.
Somewhat feeble.
Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
(medicine) Involving pathology that manifests at or results from changes at a microscopic level.
moist; damp; clammy
Synonym of brassy: resembling or characteristic of brass.
One who is faint, feeble, or weak.
Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
(slang, derogatory) Of a man: having effeminate qualities or characteristics perceived to be homosexual in nature.
Characterised or marked by crumbling
Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.