[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

weak \weak\ w=ek, a. compar. weaker w=ek"~er;
   superl. weakest. oe. weik, icel. veikr; akin to sw. vek,
   dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, as. w=ac weak, soft,
   pliant, d. week, g. weich, ohg. weih; all from the verb seen
   in icel. vimackja to turn, veer, recede, as. wimaccan to
   yield, give way, g. weichen, ohg. wimachhan, akin to skr.
   vij, and probably to e. week, l. vicis a change, turn, gr.
   e'i`kein to yield, give way. root132. cf. week, wink,
   v. i. vicissitude.
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   1. wanting physical strength. specifically: 
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      a deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly;
          debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
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                a poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man.
                                                  --shak.
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                weak with hunger, mad with love.  --dryden.
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      b not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or
          strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
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      c not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or
          separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
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      d not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of
          a plant.
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      e not able to resist external force or onset; easily
          subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak
          fortress.
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      f lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous;
          low; small; feeble; faint.
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                a voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish.
                                                  --ascham.
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      g not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the
          usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and
          nourishing substances; of less than the usual
          strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak
          decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
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      h lacking ability for an appropriate function or office;
          as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a
          weak regiment, or army.
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   2. not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical,
      moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. specifically: 
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      a feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor;
          spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
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                to think every thing disputable is a proof of a
                weak mind and captious temper.    --beattie.
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                origen was never weak enough to imagine that
                there were two gods.              --waterland.
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      b resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,
          discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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                if evil thence ensue,
                she first his weak indulgence will accuse.
                                                  --milton.
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      c not having full confidence or conviction; not decided
          or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
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                him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but
                not to doubtful disputations.     --rom. xiv. 1.
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      d not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,
          etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome;
          accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak
          virtue.
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                guard thy heart
                on this weak side, where most our nature fails.
                                                  --addison.
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      e wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties;
          a weak sense of honor of duty.
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      f not having power to convince; not supported by force
          of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument
          or case. "convinced of his weak arguing." --milton.
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                a case so weak . . . hath much persisted in.
                                                  --hooker.
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      g wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak
          sentence; a weak style.
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      h not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be
          prevalent; not potent; feeble. "weak prayers." --shak.
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      i lacking in elements of political strength; not
          wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in
          the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation;
          as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
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                i must make fair weather yet awhile,
                till henry be more weak, and i more strong.
                                                  --shak.
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      k stock exchange tending towards lower prices; as, a
          weak market.
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   3. gram.
      a pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its
          preterit imperfect and past participle by adding to
          the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form
          -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated;
          deny, denied; feel, felt. see strong, 19
      a .
      b pertaining to, or designating, a noun in anglo-saxon,
          etc., the stem of which ends in -n. see strong, 19
      b .
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   4. stock exchange tending toward a lower price or lower
      prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.
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   5. card playing lacking in good cards; deficient as to
      number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps.
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   6. photog. lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.
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   note: weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining
         compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted,
         weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like.
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   weak conjugation gram., the conjugation of weak verbs; --
      called also new conjugation, or regular conjugation,
      and distinguished from the old conjugation, or
      irregular conjugation.

   weak declension anglo-saxon gram., the declension of weak
      nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives.

   weak side, the side or aspect of a person's character or
      disposition by which he is most easily affected or
      influenced; weakness; infirmity.

   weak sore or weak ulcer med., a sore covered with pale,
      flabby, sluggish granulations.
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see also:
weaker weakest week wink vicissitude strong 
weak conjugation new conjugation regular conjugation old conjugation irregular conjugation 
weak declension weak side weak sore weak ulcer 

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