| Weak (weak) |
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| a. | (w***emacr]k) |
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| Weak |
[Compar. Weaker (- r);
superl. Weakest.] [OE. weik, Icel.
veikr; akin to Sw. vek, Dan. veg soft, flexible,
pliant, AS. w c weak, soft, pliant, |
Wanting physical strength.
Not possessing or manifesting intellectual,
logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
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).
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| Weak (weak) |
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| v. t. *** i. | (?) |
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| Weak |
| [Cf. AS. w&?]can.
wcian. See Weak, a.] |
To make
or become weak; to weaken.
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Tending toward a lower price or lower
prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.
Lacking in good
cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in
trumps.
Lacking contrast; as, a
weak negative.
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