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weak-willed

[week-wild] / ˈwikˈwɪld /


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Other notable singers included bass-baritone Robert Frazier as the Rev. John Hale, who realizes the truth too late, and soprano Kresley Figueroa as the treacherously weak-willed Mary Warren.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, his cult is such that defenders are dismissing his alleged victims as weak-willed crybabies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Greg — a stick-figure with Jughead-esque askew smile and a Charlie Brown wisp of hair — can be weak-willed and secretly nasty, especially toward Rowley.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

The rather weak-willed Henry doesn’t know what to believe.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2016

He squeezed harder, silencing that weak-willed strain inside him.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo