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weak

adjective
  1. Not physically strong: decrepit, delicate, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weakly. See strong
  2. So lacking in strength as to be barely audible: faint, feeble. See strong
  3. Lacking stability: infirm, insecure, precarious, shaky, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, wobbly. See change, strong
  4. Not capable of accomplishing anything: helpless, impotent, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, powerless. See ability, strong
  5. Lower than normal in strength or concentration due to admixture: dilute, thin, washy, watered-down, waterish, watery. See strong
  6. Not plausible or believable: flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial. See likely

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