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enclenque — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flimsy adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.
  • rickety adj Weak, shaky, or unstable, typically because of poor construction or age.
  • scrawny adj Unattractively thin, often to the point of looking undernourished.
  • sickly adj Frequently ill, or generally weak and unhealthy.
  • weakling noun A physically frail or sickly person.
  • weedy adj Abounding with weeds.

Senses

enclenque is used for these senses in English:

  • rickety Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
  • scrawny Thin, malnourished, and weak.
  • sickly Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
  • weakling weak, either physically, morally or mentally
  • weakling A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution.
  • weedy (figurative, of a person or animal) Small and weak.

flimsy — full definition

  1. adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.
  2. adj Unconvincing or weak, especially describing an argument or excuse.

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