wimpy

Speech parts

1. wimpy - Adjective

2. wimpy - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

weak and ineffectual

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

wimpish craven sissy low chicken weak yellow soft slight weakened tender delicate wasted faint fearful
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Antonyms

doughty good strong active wanted determined
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Examples

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen up. Paul Begala

Peace is not wimpy. It's about sitting down and negotiating with people you hate. Ultimately, all occupation ends, and you have to deal with the enemy. Betty Williams

Sensitivity isn't about being wimpy. It's about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom. Jeff Buckley

You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path. Les Brown

I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself. Zachary Gordon

People got very wimpy about 'Scarface' very quickly. Steven Bauer

Close letter words and terms

wimplelike wimplike wimpling wimpzilla Wimsatt Wimshurst machine