Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having little courage; dispirited.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited; faint-hearted.
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Examples
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But they abused their position and became weak-hearted after Moses led them away from the bondage of Pharaoh towards Mount Sinai.
Asad Khan: Spiritual Awakening & the Future of Our World Asad Khan 2011
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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?
Asad Khan: Spiritual Awakening & the Future of Our World Asad Khan 2011
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She smiled before saying,“You sell any Bibles in there, Holy Man, weak-hearted boy?”
Good Country. People. Heather Fowler 2011
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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?
Asad Khan: Spiritual Awakening & the Future of Our World Asad Khan 2011
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But they abused their position and became weak-hearted after Moses led them away from the bondage of Pharaoh towards Mount Sinai.
Asad Khan: Spiritual Awakening & the Future of Our World Asad Khan 2011
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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."
Frank Williams: What motivated South carolin to secede so quickly? Frank Williams 2010
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There are three weak-hearted references to "natural selection."
All These Different Creatures are Variations of the Same Theme 2008
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There are three weak-hearted references to "natural selection."
All These Different Creatures are Variations of the Same Theme 2008
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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? 2009
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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.
A View Of Sorcery From Saudi Arabia Christopher 2009
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