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View usage for: (wiːdi) Word forms: comparative weedier, superlative weediest1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A weedy place is full of weeds. The car was parked in the small weedy lot next to the hotel. 2. adjectiveIf you describe someone as weedy, you are criticizing them because they are thin and physically weak. [mainly British, informal, disapproval] More Synonyms of weedy (ˈwiːdɪ) adjectiveWord forms: weedier or weediest1. full of or containing weeds weedy land 2. (of a plant) resembling a weed in rapid or straggling growth 3. informal thin or weakly in appearance Derived forms weedily (ˈweedily) adverb weediness (ˈweediness) noun weedy in American English (widi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈweedier or ˈweediest1. having weeds; full of weeds 2. of or like a weed or weeds, as in rapid, rank growth 3. lean, lanky, ungainly, etc. Derived forms weediness (ˈweediness) noun Examples of 'weedy' in a sentenceweedy They might look a bit weedy but stopping is not an issue.The main reason you'd buy one is that you find the MX-5 a bit weedy and you want something a bit more hirsute. Rather like those weedy onlookers who failed to stop him.Giant club moss trees vanished overnight to be replaced by rather weedy fern vegetation. Slightly weedy sound and a big price. Pale, weedy engineering students at college wore denim jackets with jeans.Under the bonnet is a weedy 1.6-litre engine.There wasn't much of a bang and the hats were a bit weedy.I was your archetypal weedy little guy who got sand kicked in his face.In many hybrids you cannot tell when this happens because the engine is small and weedy, like a mouse.This means it is versatile, but the beam was a bit weedy when made wide enough for walking outdoors.And yes, the interior does look a bit weedy for what is actually a 70,000 package. Definition thin or weak a neurotic, weedy little man Synonyms skinny undersized weak-kneed (informal) nerdy or nurdy (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition lacking in physical or mental strength While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand. Synonyms weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scottish) Definition physically weak and delicate She lay in bed looking particularly frail. Synonyms feeble, weak, puny, decrepit, infirmDefinition having no effect or an inadequate effect The ill-advised and ineffectual policies Synonyms inefficient, useless (informal), powerless, poor, weak, inadequate, pathetic, unfit, ineffective, feeble, worthless, inept, impotent- wee
- weed
- weed something or someone out
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- week
- weekly
- weep
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