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weak-kneed

[week-need]
–adjective
yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc.

Origin:
1860–65


weak-kneedly, adverb
weak-kneedness, noun
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weak-kneed   (wēk'nēd')
adj.  Lacking strength of character or purpose.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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