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Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevented a lot of people who knew that the war was not going to turn out well for Germany from giving up.
Rick Atkinson

Meaning of "weak-kneed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEAK-KNEED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEAK-KNEED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weak-Kneed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WEAK-KNEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of weak-kneed in the English dictionary

The definition of weak-kneed in the dictionary is yielding readily to force, persuasion, intimidation, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEAK-KNEED

weak
weak force
weak interaction
weak link
weak nuclear force
weak nuclear interaction
weak point
weak sister
weak spot
weak verb
weak-kneedly
weak-kneedness
weak-minded
weak-mindedly
weak-mindedness
weak-willed
weaken
weakener
weakening
weaker sex

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEAK-KNEED

agreed
bleed
breed
creed
deed
exceed
feed
guaranteed
high-speed
indeed
knock-kneed
need
preneed
proceed
reed
seed
speed
succeed
tweed
weed

Synonyms and antonyms of weak-kneed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «weak-kneed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEAK-KNEED

Find out the translation of weak-kneed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weak-kneed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weak-kneed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pusilánime
570 millions of speakers

English

weak-kneed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इच्छाशक्तिहीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабая коленками
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fraco de joelhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অদৃঢ়সংকল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lâche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weiche Knie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弱·ニー·コンパンダー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약한 단한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhu nhược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலவீனமான அடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azimsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smidollato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słaby - kneed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слабка колінами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slab - îngenunchiat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδύναμη - Kneed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swak in die knieë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svag - Kneed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svak - Kneed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weak-kneed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAK-KNEED»

The term «weak-kneed» is regularly used and occupies the 97.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEAK-KNEED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weak-kneed

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2 QUOTES WITH «WEAK-KNEED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weak-kneed.
1
Rick Atkinson
Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevented a lot of people who knew that the war was not going to turn out well for Germany from giving up.
2
Mike Quigley
Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEAK-KNEED»

Discover the use of weak-kneed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weak-kneed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Christianity For Dummies
I divide these hypocrites into two groups: Weak-kneed double-talkers: Those who talk the talk, but don't walk the walk Pharisee wannabes: Those who walk the walk, but don't do it out of true love for and devotion to God People often fall victim ...
Richard Wagner, 2011
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Lifeletter
The call name for COM DES RON 12 was "Weak Kneed" and the Borderline was "Chamberpot." One day we were practicing laying smokescreens for each other. The Borderline was going to lay a smokescreen for us in conjunction with our ...
Howard Newhard, 2008
3
Write Tight: Say Exactly What You Mean with Precision and Power
Weak-Kneed. and. the. Passive. Back to Nintendo: My four-year-old once delighted in watching his brother play video games in the living room, then running into the kitchen to tell me how the games were going. “You have to run away from the ...
William Brohaugh, 2007
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Spanish for Veterinarians: A Practical Introduction
What About the Weak-Kneed Verbs? Most weak-kneed verbs do not show change in the past because the stress is on the ending. pera'er (ie) [to lose] pera'i pera'imas pera'iste pera'ia' pera'ieran Some weak-kneed verbs are still weak, even ...
Bonnie Frederick, Juan Mosqueda, 2009
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A Cry for Help
So how do you get a whole whack of weak-kneed fulfillment? By achieving weak- kneed desires of course. Those are the kind you pick from books. Desires to be a doctor, lawyer, or candlestick maker because they sound great. Desires mom ...
John Duffield, 2009
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Reforging the Great Chain of Being: Studies of the History ...
possibly not' requires a weak-kneed sort of possibility (one compatible with necessity) where Scarcity (which is (P2)) and (12) require a robust one (that will allow in beings, but no necessary ones) does no damage whatever to the overall  ...
Simo Knuuttila, 1981
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Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900
[Yura]: Admirably said, Mr. Weak-Kneed! I'll tell you what's happened. Your wife has had a secret affair with Miyaji Gen'emon, a drum teacher from Kyoto, and the whole fief is buzzing with it now. That's why everybody gave her souvenirs of ...
Haruo Shirane, 2013
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The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement ...
And to you weak-kneed Negroes I want to give you this advice: that if the Negro race loses, it will be because of you. NO WEAK-KNEED NEGROES WANTED We don't want any weak-kneed Negroes now. This is a time to present to the world ...
Robert A. Hill, 1985
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Falling Off the Roof of the World
Not. for. the. Weak-Kneed. Aside from the regular debates within each school there was an annual debate that was very important because it pitted Archarya classes from two different schools against each other in a debate of subtle points of ...
Lama Dudjom Dorjee, 2006
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Living With Grief: After Sudden Loss Suicide, Homicide, ...
®weak-kneed, ̄. and any intuitive socio-emotional skill thatthedisaster worker mightdraw upon. The need todeal withthe physical shock that results following accidental disaster deaths isanimportant one. Inaneffort tocopewithreactions to ...
Kenneth J. Doka, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEAK-KNEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weak-kneed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weak-kneed Dems should quit running from origin
Weak-kneed Democrats forget that when Barack Obama has periodically presented himself as a populist president and appealed to Democratic ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Aug 15»
2
Letter: Weak-kneed choice of politicians
While looking ahead to the federal election I find our choice of politicians weak-kneed. Which political party will lead this country to a place of respect among the ... «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
3
Government's “weak-kneed leadership” cause of flood disaster …
The flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has pointed to government's “weak kneed leadership” as the cause of Wednesday's ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jun 15»
4
Nothing Weak-Kneed About Alan Dershowitz's Lawsuits
For attorney Alan Dershowitz, living in the Boston area has been hard on the knees. In just over a year and a half, the retired Harvard Law School professor has ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Here's How The Weak-Kneed American Press Went Wobbly On …
Words are important. In fact, the world was created with a word. When we are fearful of using words we diminish the very thing we are trying to define, we corrupt ... «New York Observer, May 15»
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A community group has lashed out at Logan City Council, labelling …
Logan City Safe Communities President Rod Shaw said ratepayers were “bitterly disappointed” by council's “weak-kneed approach” to the matter. As Mayor ... «Courier Mail, May 15»
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Weak-Kneed Tories Give in to The 'Help, I'm a Victim' Culture of the …
Whether you believe that Cameron's Conservatives are tight-fisted Gradgrinds or financial geniuses, there is more to a party and to a country than its economic ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
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'Weak-Kneed'
Last week, the Inlander reported online comments made by Lesley Haskell, wife of Spokane County Prosecutor LARRY HASKELL, which appeared racially and ... «Pacific Northwest Inlander, Mar 15»
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Weak-kneed opposition lets Conservative terror bill sail through …
Weak-kneed opposition lets Conservative terror bill sail through: Walkom. The Liberals and NDP are afraid to criticize the substance of Bill C-51. Too bad. «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
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Terence Corcoran: Who'll stand up to the hackers? Weak-kneed
Or is it a sacrifice of freedom of expression and free enterprise by weak-kneed corporate executives to a cyberthreat that's impossible to evaluate but likely bogus ... «Financial Post, Dec 14»

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