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weakling

wee kling

  • n  a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

  • Adjustments in the editing suite focused the film too much on the portrayal of Hitler as a weakling, which he said he finds "profane.
  • And, like Erin Brockovich, it tries to establish the Julia Roberts character as a saint by painting everyone else as a knave, a fool or a weakling.
  • As Prime Minister, Putin would be less powerful than the next President--unless that job goes to a political weakling.
Quotes

  • Jim Nill in Vancouver Sun
    To be honest, the first time I saw Tomas he looked a bit of a weakling,said Nill of the five-foot-nine, 160-pound teenager "He wasn't a very good skater and it looked like you could just push him over."
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman in Newsday
    We must ensure the amendments moving in the Senate do not turn what should be a powerful presence into Trenton's latest 98-pound weakling,said Watson Coleman, D-Mercer.
  • Steve Forbes in Dailyrecord.com
    To put it in context, Forbes said that is like comparing "a 98 pound weakling to a 92 pound weakling," a remark that elicited big laughs.

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