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Weak; feeble.

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Definitions

  1. a. Weak; feeble.
  2. n. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.
  3. n. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point; -- opposed to forte.
  4. n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  5. n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
  6. n. a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior.
  7. n:100 n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip