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unmightyeOE

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

unferea1060

Infirm, weak, unfit for or incapable of exertion. Also absol.

unwieldc1220

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

fade1303

Faded, feeble, languishing, withered. Obsolete.

lewc1325

Weak. Also, of a leaden or pale colour; pale, wan.

weak1340

Deficient in bodily vigour through age, sickness, privation, etc.; wanting in strength of the vital functions of the body; debilitated.

fainta1375

Wanting in strength or vigour. Of persons or animals, their faculties or condition; also (rarely) of material agents: Weak, feeble; sickly, out of…

sicklyc1374

Ailing or indisposed; in a poor state of health; not robust or strong.

unwieldyc1386

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

impotent1390

Physically weak; without bodily strength; unable to use one's limbs; helpless, decrepit.

delicatea1398

Of a person, etc.: having a weak or fragile constitution, not strong or robust; highly susceptible or vulnerable to injury, sickness, or disease…

lowa1398

Lacking bodily strength or vigour; poorly nourished, weak, fragile; (of physical condition) poor, bad.

unmighta1450

= unmighty, adj. 1a.

unlustyc1450

Of a person: lacking in physical strength or energy; not vigorous or hearty; unhealthy; weak, feeble. Also (now chiefly): characterized by or…

low-brought1459

brought to a low or unfortunate condition (see phrases 4); reduced to a state of distress or weakness.

wearyc1480

Of persons: Having little strength, feeble, sickly. Scottish and dialect.

failed1490

Decayed, worn out. Chiefly, of a person: Impaired in health or vigour; infirm.

worn1508

Of persons: Wasted, enfeebled, or exhausted by toil, exposure, age, anxiety, or ill-health; showing signs of such enfeeblement. (Cf. care-worn n. at…

caduke?1518

Of persons: Infirm, feeble.

fainty1530

Faint, sickly, languid. In later use chiefly: Inclined to swoon.

weak1535

Similative phrases in which weak may have any of various meanings. (See also sense A. 5a.)

debile1536

Weak, feeble, suffering from debility.

fluey1545

= flue, adj.2

tewly?1547

Weak, sickly, delicate; poorly, unwell.

faltering1549

That falters; in senses of the verb. of a person, the limbs, etc.

puling1549

Pining; ailing, sickly; weak.

imbecilec1550

Weak, feeble; esp. physically weak, lacking bodily strength. Obsolete.

debilitate1552

Enfeebled; feeble.

flash1562

Weak, wanting in tone.

unable1577

Lacking in physical ability or strength; incapable of much bodily exertion; weak, feeble. In later use Scottish.

unhealthful1595

Of life, growth, etc.

unabled1597

Not endowed with strength or vigour.

whindling1601

weak, pining, puny; figurative trifling, petty.

infirm1608

Of persons, with reference to physical condition: Not strong and healthy; physically weak or feeble, esp. through age; hence frequently old (or aged)

debilitated1611

Enfeebled; reduced to debility.

bedrid1629

figurative. Worn out, decrepit, impotent.

washya1631

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

silly1636

Scottish and English regional (northern). Sickly, ailing, in poor health; weak or feeble due to illness or infirmity. Now rare.

fluea1645

Weak, tender, sickly, delicate.

tender1645

dialect. In delicate health, weakly, frail.

invaletudinary1661

Wanting health or strength; weak, infirm, invalid.

languishant1674

Languishing, suffering from languor.

valetudinaire?c1682

= valetudinary, adj. n.

puly1688

Given to puling; whining; sickly.

thriftless1693

Not flourishing (in physical condition).

unheartya1699

Scottish. Listless, dispirited; in poor condition.

wishy-washy1703

figurative. Feeble or poor in constitution, condition, or aspect; weakly, sickly, ‘washed-out’. Now rare or Obsolete.

enervate1706

Wanting in bodily strength or physical power.

valetudinarian1713

= valetudinary, adj.

lask1727

Loose (in the bowels); relaxed, weak. Cf. lash, adj. 2.

wersh1755

Physically weak or sickly; squeamish.

palliea1774

Sickly, weak, delicate; defective in some respect; (esp. of a lamb or a child) undersized, stunted in growth.

wankle1781

Delicate, feeble, weak; sickly, in poor or delicate health.

asthenic1789

Of, pertaining to, or characterized by asthenia; weak, debilitated; weakening.

atonic1792

Pathology. Wanting tone; characterized by want of tone or nervous elasticity in the system.

squeal1794

Feeble, frail.

adynamic1803

Medicine. Originally: resulting in or characterized by weakness or debility (cf. adynamia, n.); spec. designating fevers, esp. typhus and…

worn-down1814

With adverb. (See also worn-out, adj.) in senses 1 2 above.

totterish1817

Inclined to totter; somewhat tottery.

asthenical1819

= asthenic, adj.

prostrate1820

figurative and in figurative contexts. In a state of physical exhaustion or complete weakness; unable to rise or exert oneself; debilitated. Now…

used up1823

Worn out, incapacitated, rendered useless, as with continuous hard work, age, or excess; no longer competent or effective.

wankya1825

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

creaky1834

Characterized by creaking, apt to creak; transferred that creaks under a slight strain, crazy, frail.

groggy1834

slang. Weakened in a fight, so as to stagger; hence, gen. shaky, tottering, unsteady.

puny1838

Chiefly U.S. regional (esp. southern and south Midland). In poor health; ailing; sickly.

imbeciled1840

Originally: †weakened, diminished, deprived of strength (obsolete). Later: that has become an imbecile; mentally deficient or retarded.

rickety-rackety1840

Ramshackle; unsteady, shaky.

muscleless1841

Having no muscles; lacking muscle. Also figurative.

weedy1849

colloquial. Cf. weed, n.1 9. With reference to a person's physique: tall and thin, esp. extremely or unhealthily so; lanky and lacking in physical…

tottery1861

Given to tottering; shaky; unsteady.

crocky1880

That is a crock; broken-down, physically enfeebled.

wimbly-wambly1881

Shaky, unsteady; feeble, effeminate.

ramshackle1889

Esp. of a building or vehicle: loose and shaky, as if ready to fall to pieces; rickety, tumbledown; in a state of severe disrepair.

twitterly1896

Shaking, trembling, jittery; in a state of nervous agitation; = twittery, adj.2

twittery1907

Shaking, trembling, jittery; in a state of nervous agitation. Also: of a nervous or sensitive disposition. Also figurative.

wonky1919

Of a person: shaky, groggy; unstable. Of a thing: faulty, unsound; unreliable.

strung out1959

In the sense of string, v. 3. strung out: weak or ill, esp. as a result of drug addiction; hence, addicted to, using, or ‘high’ on drugs. slang

Subcategories:

— of parts (5)
— of health (1)
— of constitution (20)
— somewhat weak (2)
— very weak (1)
— weak with age (8)
— weak with ill-nourishment (3)
— making weak (12)
— weakened (18)
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