weak-headed

American  

[week-hed-id] / ˈwikˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. easily intoxicated by alcoholic beverages.

2. prone to dizziness or giddiness.

3. weak-minded.

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Other Word Forms

• weak-headedly adverb
• weak-headedness noun

Etymology

Origin of weak-headed

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

I’ve seen this kind of weak-headed apologia over and over on the Internet.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2021

As the hopes of a Parliament grew fainter, and men despaired of any legal remedy, violent and weak-headed fanatics came, as at such times they always come, to the front.

From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by Green, John Richard

On the whole, he could not bring himself to believe that a weak-headed, foolish old creature like Vrain had masqueraded in Jersey Street as Wrent.

From The Silent House by Hume, Fergus

This gulf beneath would be trying to the nerves of a weak-headed climber at the critical point, and so it proved in the result.

From Maiwa's Revenge by Haggard, Henry Rider

Just as before, the red dahlias round the pillars were dropping, weak-headed among the oats.

From England, My England by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)