weak-kneed

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwikˈnid/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wēk′nēd′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
weak-kneed /ˈwikˈnid/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. giving in easily or quickly to opposition, pressure, or threats.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
weak-kneed  (wēk′nēd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. yielding readily to opposition, pressure, intimidation, etc.
  • 1860–65
weak′-kneed′ly, adv. 
weak′-kneed′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
weak-kneed
  1. yielding readily to force, persuasion, intimidation, etc
ˌweak-ˈkneedly
'weak-kneed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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