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Adjective [English]

Forms: weakier [comparative], weakiest [superlative]
Etymology: From English dialectal *weak (“moist, moisture”) + -y. *Weak derives from Middle English *weke, *wak, *wok, from Old Norse vǫkr (“moist, damp, wet”) and Old Norse vǫkvi, vǫkva (“moisture, juice”), from Proto-Germanic *wakwaz (“moist”) and *wakwô, *wakwijô (“moisture, wetness, open water, icehole”), from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”). Cognate with Scots wak, wakke, waik (“moist, damp, wet", also "moisture, wetness”), Middle Dutch wac (“flexible, liquid, moist, soft”), Modern Dutch wak (“ice-hole, blowhole”), Middle Low German wake (“hole in the ice, open water in the ice”), Swedish vak (“hole in the ice”), Icelandic vökur (“moist”), Icelandic vökvi, vökva (“fluid”), Latin ūmeō (“be wet, moist, damp”, verb). Compare also voky, woky. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wegʷ-}}, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y, {{inh|en|enm|*weke}} Middle English *weke, {{der|en|non|vǫkr|t=moist, damp, wet}} Old Norse vǫkr (“moist, damp, wet”), {{der|en|non|vǫkvi}} Old Norse vǫkvi, {{der|en|gem-pro|*wakwaz|t=moist}} Proto-Germanic *wakwaz (“moist”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wegʷ-|t=wet}} Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ- (“wet”), {{cog|sco|wak}} Scots wak, {{cog|dum|wac||flexible, liquid, moist, soft}} Middle Dutch wac (“flexible, liquid, moist, soft”), {{cog|nl|wak||ice-hole, blowhole}} Dutch wak (“ice-hole, blowhole”), {{cog|gml|wake||hole in the ice, open water in the ice}} Middle Low German wake (“hole in the ice, open water in the ice”), {{cog|sv|vak||hole in the ice}} Swedish vak (“hole in the ice”), {{cog|is|vökur||moist}} Icelandic vökur (“moist”), {{cog|is|vökvi}} Icelandic vökvi, {{cog|la|ūmeō||be wet, moist, damp|pos=verb}} Latin ūmeō (“be wet, moist, damp”, verb) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} weaky (comparative weakier, superlative weakiest)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Moist; damp; clammy. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-weaky-en-adj-Yx89Ob1L Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 27 24
  2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Juicy; mellow. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-weaky-en-adj-NYDG1IOG Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 27 24
  3. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Watery. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-weaky-en-adj-rKRynEEl Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 27 24
  4. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Pliant; soft. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-weaky-en-adj-tEu2TEOF Categories (other): British English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 25 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 26 26 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 24 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 27 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weekey, weeky Derived forms: weakiness

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "Pliant; soft."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pliant",
          "pliant"
        ],
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Pliant; soft."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland",
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "homophone": "stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "weekey"
    },
    {
      "word": "weeky"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weaky"
}

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