weakling
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weakling (ˈwiːklɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person or animal that is lacking in strength or weak in constitution or character | |
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Weakling
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Example sentences
Her husband is frail, a weakling, and the tragedy finally comes to a climax when she strangles him with her own hands.
They took it for granted that he was a weakling, that he had soft ideas of life and was stuck-up or affected.
In fighting the weakling mumps virus, your immune system learns how to beat this attacker and protect you against the real thing.
Even a sickly weakling can do it, if it can successfully mate enough.
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