= weak, adj. in various senses. Lowly in status or degree; insignificant.

Not strong; feeble, weak. Also absol.

Devoid of might or strength; weak, feeble; powerless, impotent.

Of persons or animals, their limbs or organs: Lacking strength, weak, infirm. Now implying an extreme degree of weakness, and suggesting either pity…

Having no strength (in various senses).

Feeble, weak, impotent; = unwieldy, adj. 1.

Of a person, the body, limbs: Deficient in bodily or muscular strength; esp. of a child or woman, inferior in respect of physical strength.

Weak, subject to infirmities; wanting in power, easily overcome.

Of persons, the body, etc.: Lacking strength; weak, impotent; feeble, infirm. Also const. with prepositions, as for, of, to (with infinitive). Obs…

Weak, feeble.

Relaxed, enfeebled, weak; wanting consistence or firmness of texture or temperament. Obsolete.

Weak, feeble. Obsolete. rare.

Feeble, timid; sickly, weak. Obsolete.

Weak, feeble. In later use English regional (west midlands) and Welsh English: spec. weak through illness or old age; sickly, frail.

Weak; wanting in strength or power; feeble, infirm, invalid. Obsolete.

Not furnished with sinews; not sinewy or strong; weakened in sinews, enfeebled.

Washy, weak, tender.

appositive or as adj. Weak, feeble.

That is characteristic of or befits a lady; having features associated with the status, character, or behaviour of a lady. Also occasionally (depreci…

Of a person or (esp.) an animal: weak, feeble, frail; lacking strength, size, or endurance. Obsolete.

Similative, as water-clear, water-cold, †water weak, etc., adjs.

Of a person: Lacking strength or stamina; weak, feeble, insipid; exhausted, washed-out; poor, mean, worthless. Now rare or Obsolete.

Unsteady, insecure, precarious; unstable, wobbly; changeable, unsettled; inconstant, fickle, not to be relied on.

Weak. Obsolete.

Not muscular. Also figurative.

Of the body or its parts: lacking energy, weak, listless, limp. Also: †lacking sensation, lifeless (obsolete).

Weak, feeble; unstable, wobbly; unsteady, not to be relied upon, precarious; = wankle, adj.

Of persons: Pale and sickly-looking; weak, feeble, puny.

Weak, feeble; unsteady, shaky; = wankly, adj.

Lacking vigour; feeble, weak, powerless.

Forming complementary adjectives, as weedy-looking, weedy-tasting, etc.

regional (now chiefly U.S.). Feeble, weak; nauseous, queasy.

Void of substance; not of stout or solid substance; unsubstantial. Also figurative.

Of a person: weak, feeble; ‘spineless’. Now rare.