Meaning & use
weak
Lacking physical strength, power, or effectiveness, or easily influenced or broken.
See it in a sentence
After the long illness, his legs felt too weak to climb the stairs.
The committee rejected the proposal because the evidence behind it was weak.
A note on using this word
Weak can describe physical strength, arguments, currencies, or signals, so its meaning depends heavily on context.
Words with a similar meaning
feeblefrail
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