Weaker

//ˈwiːkə// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of weak: more weak comparative, form-of

    "Yes, there were hundreds of companies in existence, but a form of natural selection was taking place. Weaker companies were swallowed up by larger ones."

  2. 2
    Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the latter entails the former, but the former does not entail the latter.

Synonyms

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debilitatedfaintfeebleflimsypowerlesspuny

Example

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"The yen is weaker than the dollar."

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weaker vessel

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