Meanings
adjectiveweak-willed (comparative more weak-willed, superlative most weak-willed)
comparative more weak-willed · superlative most weak-willed
- easily swayed
Origin
Originated 1880–85.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish heikkotahtoinen
- heikkotahtoinenirresolute
German willensschwach
- willensschwachirresolute
Greek άβουλος
- άβουλος (ávoulos)irresolute
Swedish viljelös, viljesvag
- viljelösirresolute
- viljesvagirresolute
Ukrainian слабові́льній
- слабові́льній (slabovílʹnij)irresolute
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APA
weak-willed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weak-willed
MLA
“weak-willed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weak-willed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weak-willed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weak-willed.
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