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weak-kneed

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weak-kneed (wknd)
adj.
Lacking strength of character or purpose.
weak-kneed
Adjective
Informal lacking strength, courage, or resolution
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.weak-kneedweak-kneed - lacking will power or resolution; "the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed"
irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"
Translations
weak-kneed [wiːkˈniːd] adj (fig) → sin voluntad or carácter
weak-kneed [ˈwiːkˈniːd] adj (fig) → lâche, faible
weak-kneed [ˈwiːkˈniːd] weak adj (fig) → schwächlich
weak-kneed [ˈwiːkˈniːd] adj (fig) → debole, codardo/a


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Behind his counter he was a superior being, calmly conscious of special knowledge and worth; outside he was a weak-kneed, purblind, motorman-cursed rambler, with ill-fitting clothes stained with chemicals and smelling of socotrine aloes and valerianate of ammonia.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
Every vehicle that passes he expects is going to run into him; and he never finds himself ascending or descending a hill without immediately beginning to speculate upon his chances, supposing--as seems extremely probable--that the weak-kneed controller of his destiny should let go.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
Winks was the master of the upper third, a weak-kneed man with drooping eye-lids, He was too tall for his strength, and his movements were slow and languid.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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