Weak-kneed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking will power or strength of character; timid. figuratively
"It is incontrovertible that the children grow up into rotten adults, without virility or stamina, a weak-kneed, narrow-chested, listless breed, that crumples up and goes down in the brute struggle for life."
- 2 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see weak, kneed.
Adjective
- 1 lacking will power or resolution wordnet
Example
More examples"It is incontrovertible that the children grow up into rotten adults, without virility or stamina, a weak-kneed, narrow-chested, listless breed, that crumples up and goes down in the brute struggle for life."