Weak Definition
wēk
weaker, weakest
adjective
weaker, weakest
Lacking in strength of body or muscle; not physically strong.
Webster's New World
Lacking vitality; feeble; infirm.
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Lacking in moral strength or willpower; yielding easily to temptation, the influence of others, etc.
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Lacking in mental power, or in the ability to think, judge, decide, etc.
Webster's New World
Lacking in strength of material or construction; unable to resist strain, pressure, etc.; easily torn, broken, bent, etc.
A weak railing.
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Origin of Weak
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From Middle English weike, from Old Norse veikr (“weak"), cognate with Old English wÄ«can (“to yield"). Proto-Indo-European base *weik- (“to bend, wind"). Replaced the native Old English wāc. Compare German weich, Dutch week.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English weike from Old Norse veikr pliant weik-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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