weak-kneedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwiːkˈniːd/, U.S.

/ˈwikˌnid/

Having weak knees; chiefly figurative wanting in resolution or determination.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will

nesheOE

feeblec1200

softc1275

weaka1425

infirm1526

lithya1533

unheaded1577

spiritless1595

pappy1597

irresolute1600

marrowless1607

seducible1613

wax-nosedc1615

unsinewy?1623

reedy1628

swayable1642

short-spirited1647

weak-headed1654

lath-backed1676

will-less?1680

tiffany-trader1702

weak-minded1716

lax1751

lax-fibred1762

nerveless1783

wishy-washy1801

marcid1822

molluscous1836

boneless1848

weedy1849

putty-headed1857

flabby1862

weak-kneed1863

fibreless1864

invertebrate1867

chinless1881

backboneless1882

featherweight1885

spineless1885

weak-willed1885

totter-kneed1887

akratic1896

effete1905

weakling1906

gutless1915

willowish1919

Milquetoast1932

nannified1960

ball-less1967

1863 Rio Abajo Press (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 24 Feb. 2 But we must forego these comforts and conveniences, because our legislators are too weak-kneed to enact a tax law.

1870 Daily News 16 Nov. The Prefects of the Republic..know how to keep down the malcontents and to enliven the weak-kneed.

1875 N. Amer. Rev. 120 208 Kitty Ellison and her weak-kneed lover, we find, are still objects of current allusion.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed xiv. 275 Suicide..would be..a weak-kneed confession of fear.

Derivatives

ˈweak-ˈkneedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will

unmighteOE

frailnessa1300

infirmityc1384

debility1474

brittleness1493

brucklenessc1500

weak side1668

weakness1748

washiness1763

feebleness1809–10

enervation1849

weak-mindedness1854

feet of clay1859

will-lessness1865

bonelessness1869

molluscousness1870

limpness1873

backbonelessness1882

invertebracy1882

weak-kneedness1882

invertebrateness1884

spinelessness1920

gutlessness1936

1882 Standard 19 Sept. 5/1 The peculiar awkward running gait of women..is due to a weak-kneedness characteristic of the sex.

1887 Sat. Rev. 10 Sept. 340 The weak~kneedness of the Irish landlords has had much to do with the triumph of anarchy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weak-kneed
释义	weak-kneedadj. Brit. /ˌwiːkˈniːd/, U.S. /ˈwikˌnid/ Having weak knees; chiefly figurative wanting in resolution or determination. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] > weak in character or will nesheOE feeblec1200 softc1275 weaka1425 infirm1526 lithya1533 unheaded1577 spiritless1595 pappy1597 irresolute1600 marrowless1607 seducible1613 wax-nosedc1615 unsinewy?1623 reedy1628 swayable1642 short-spirited1647 weak-headed1654 lath-backed1676 will-less?1680 tiffany-trader1702 weak-minded1716 lax1751 lax-fibred1762 nerveless1783 wishy-washy1801 marcid1822 molluscous1836 boneless1848 weedy1849 putty-headed1857 flabby1862 weak-kneed1863 fibreless1864 invertebrate1867 chinless1881 backboneless1882 featherweight1885 spineless1885 weak-willed1885 totter-kneed1887 akratic1896 effete1905 weakling1906 gutless1915 willowish1919 Milquetoast1932 nannified1960 ball-less1967 1863 Rio Abajo Press (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 24 Feb. 2 But we must forego these comforts and conveniences, because our legislators are too weak-kneed to enact a tax law. 1870 Daily News 16 Nov. The Prefects of the Republic..know how to keep down the malcontents and to enliven the weak-kneed. 1875 N. Amer. Rev. 120 208 Kitty Ellison and her weak-kneed lover, we find, are still objects of current allusion. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed xiv. 275 Suicide..would be..a weak-kneed confession of fear. Derivatives ˈweak-ˈkneedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > weakness of character or will unmighteOE frailnessa1300 infirmityc1384 debility1474 brittleness1493 brucklenessc1500 weak side1668 weakness1748 washiness1763 feebleness1809–10 enervation1849 weak-mindedness1854 feet of clay1859 will-lessness1865 bonelessness1869 molluscousness1870 limpness1873 backbonelessness1882 invertebracy1882 weak-kneedness1882 invertebrateness1884 spinelessness1920 gutlessness1936 1882 Standard 19 Sept. 5/1 The peculiar awkward running gait of women..is due to a weak-kneedness characteristic of the sex. 1887 Sat. Rev. 10 Sept. 340 The weak~kneedness of the Irish landlords has had much to do with the triumph of anarchy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas weak-kneed a. Furnished with knees: chiefly in parasynthetic compounds, as broken-kneed, feeble-kneed, weak-kneed, knock-kneed adj. ΚΠ 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 186 That loose kneed, signifies lascivious, and baker kneed, effeminate. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 57 My Breeches..were..open knee'd. 1904 E. M. Forster in Independent Rev. Mar. 280 They are so weak-chested and anæmic and feeble-kneed. extracted from kneedadj. < adj.1863 as lemmas
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weak-kneedadj.

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