"wimpy" meaning in All languages combined

See wimpy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wimpy.wav Forms: wimpier [comparative], wimpiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪmpi Etymology: From wimp + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wimp|y}} wimp + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)
  1. (informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly. Tags: derogatory, informal, often Categories (topical): Personality Translations (feeble, indecisive, cowardly): cagón (Galician), cagán (Galician), cagalleiro (Galician), caguelo (Galician), cagado (Galician), covarde (Galician), schwächlich (German), erbärmlich (German), kümmerlich (German), feige (German), unentschlossen (German), banana (Portuguese), nehotărât [masculine] (Romanian), laș [masculine] (Romanian), ñoño (Spanish), nenaza [feminine] (Spanish), cagón [masculine] (Spanish), cagueta [feminine] (Spanish), gallina [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), endeble (Spanish), timorato [masculine] (Spanish), medroso [masculine] (Spanish), pelele [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), cagado [masculine] (Spanish), cobardón [masculine] (Spanish), mesig (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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