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Meanings of wimpy in English

Weak and ineffectual.

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Examples for "wimpish"
Examples for "wimpish"
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Mr Rowe's brother Greg Rowe told police Ms Burdett was "not a wimpish lady".
Radio NZ
2
That would have been too wimpish for Henrik.'
Kennedy's brain
3
Grown men, with millions of pounds lying in the bank, have been reduced to wimpish nincompoops.
The Irish Times
4
The Minister for Justice appeared fettered by her wimpish partners in Government, he said in a statement yesterday.
The Irish Times
5
Parents wimpish about wet days here should take a look at the Norwegian-made Playground Wader range of rainwear.
The Irish Times
Usage of wimpy in English
1
My child can beat the crap out of your wimpy honor student
X-treme latin: lingua latina extrema: all the latin you need to ...
2
Nobody wanted to be wimpy or disloyal enough to question what was happening.
The Guardian
3
If it's wimpy, diet-y food you're looking for, you're in the wrong place.
Hungry girl: recipes and survival strategies for guilt-free eati...
4
The wimpy-core evangelists see Google's point, but they don't necessarily agree with it.
Wired
5
They're called Perfuffinites, after the wimpy-ass name of their home planet.
Year Zero
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My wimpy nasal voice upped the comic effect, and Manda smiled.
Year Zero
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Kermit: Well, listen, people think that frogs are wimpy little creatures.
Reuters
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We're regarded as geeky, bookish, wimpy types without a lot of redeeming virtues.
Mortal Allies
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Sometimes glancing over at the body of her wimpy pal, Baxter.
Come out tonight
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It's actually a pretty cool, semi-scary-looking gun, not at all wimpy.
How to live safely in a science fictional universe
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Some people consider it a wimpy throw and they use it very infrequently.
The poison eaters: and other stories
12
Helpless, whiny, wimpy, and needy are not attractive on a man.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
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It made her feel like Old Emma again-tongue-tied ,acquiescent ,andwimpy.
Two Truths and a Lie
14
Too many Christians, including pastors, are living on wimpy faith.
Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
15
Say hello to Paolo Roberto and tell him he has a wimpy left hook.
The girl who played with fire
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Lola burst into tears, and not teeny, wimpy tears, either.
Lola Carlyle Reveals All
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