Definitions

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  • adjective Somewhat weak; rather weak.

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  • adjective Somewhat weak

Etymologies

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weak +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • However, and somewhat surprisingly (based on anecdotal reports about a "weakish" farm economy), six-month sales of tractors have risen 9. 5% to 81,161 from 74,148 at mid-1999.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • However, and somewhat surprisingly (based on anecdotal reports about a "weakish" farm economy), six-month sales of tractors have risen 9. 5% to 81,161 from 74,148 at mid-1999.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • However, and somewhat surprisingly (based on anecdotal reports about a "weakish" farm economy), six-month sales of tractors have risen 9. 5% to 81,161 from 74,148 at mid-1999.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • In Pierre Zimmermann's methods two hearts showed a weakish hand with at least 5-4 in the majors.

    Team Monaco win the Spingold 2011

  • But the strongish rand, or less weakish rand, is helping the inflationary environment at the moment, he said, adding that it would have to be monitored for the foreseeable future.

    Minister: Stronger Rand Helps Curb Inflation Mariam Isa 2011

  • Average score on Q1 (nine short answer questions, the least valuable part of the exam) was 5.08 right, a weakish showing.

    Discourse.net: Grading Update 2009

  • "I went all weakish, so I knelt down and --" She looked around wildly at the dark of the cellar.

    Who Do You Say I Am 2010

  • "If we start seeing some pickup in the labor market, then we will have to reconsider [our forecast] that the consumer sector is going to remain weakish," Dales said.

    Markets cheer airline merger, U.S. economic data 2010

  • Italian opera hasn't been all that well served, with weakish voices in most of the Verdi that's been presented.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Lisa Hirsch 2009

  • Italian opera hasn't been all that well served, with weakish voices in most of the Verdi that's been presented.

    Repertory Lisa Hirsch 2009

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