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weakling.

A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ//ˈwiːklɪŋɡ/
  1. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution.

  2. A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From weak + -ling.

adj/ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ//ˈwiːklɪŋɡ/
  1. weak, either physically, morally or mentally

Where this word comes from

From weak + -ling.

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