Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having little courage; dispirited.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
Examples
“She smiled before saying,“You sell any Bibles in there, Holy Man, weak-hearted boy?””
“Could it be said that the people across the region in general became weak-hearted, lost faith and courage and were left to wander in distraction for this period?”
The Huffington Post: Asad Khan: Spiritual Awakening & the Future of Our World
“But they abused their position and became weak-hearted after Moses led them away from the bondage of Pharaoh towards Mount Sinai.”
The Huffington Post: Asad Khan: Spiritual Awakening & the Future of Our World
“There are three weak-hearted references to "natural selection.”
All These Different Creatures are Variations of the Same Theme
“Any act by the North or Northerners would and did precipitate secession by (1) electing Lincoln president and (2) President Buchanan's weak-hearted attempt to re-supply Fort Sumter with the "Star of The West.”
The Washington Post: Frank Williams: What motivated South carolin to secede so quickly?
“Crude oil trading is not for the weak-hearted: a chart might look more like your Uncle Vinny's EKG after after a big meatball parm than anything you'd otherwise recognize as a commodity chart.”
Michael Martin: Are Speculators to Blame for Soaring Oil Prices?
“While there is mystery surrounding how magic is done, some weak-hearted people end up resorting to sorcerers to mend troubled marriages, ensure husbands remain faithful or cause harm to adversaries.”
“Jeffrey Wigand, a former tobacco company executive whistleblower, commented or rather warned that whistleblowing is “not a process for the weak-hearted,” discussing the mental ramifications of exposing misconduct.”
“That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; to comfort and help the weak-hearted; to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet”
“Also, I think the evidence of the past 7 years shows that even a weak-hearted effort at instilling fear has worked to protect Americans, if only by redirecting the Islamists toward much softer targets.”
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