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Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
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The child was too weak to move the boulder.
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Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
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a weak timber; a weak rope
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Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
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weak resolutions; weak virtue
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Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
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We were served stale bread and weak tea.
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(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:
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That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
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a weak acid; a weak base
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One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
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Bad or uncool.
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This place is weak.
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Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
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Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
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The prosecution advanced a weak case.
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Lacking in vigour or expression.
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a weak sentence; a weak style
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Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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Tending towards lower prices.
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a weak market; wheat is weak at present
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Lacking contrast.
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a weak negative