Synonyms for weedy

Most common

skinny · scrawny · ungainly · scraggly · frail · feeble · weedlike

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

weedless

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Small and weak.

2. adj. 2

   Lacking power or effectiveness.

Example sentences

• skinny Tom and Mary were very skinny when they were kids.
• scrawny Tom doesn't know the difference between thin and scrawny.
• ungainly Very tall people can often be ungainly.
• scraggly He has a scraggly beard and a bum leg.
• frail Don't embrace me in such a manner. I'm so frail!
• feeble The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

weak¹, bony²

5 letters

faint¹, frail¹

6 letters

skinny², feeble²

7 letters

angular³, scrawny², scraggy

8 letters

ungainly³, scraggly², weedlike

11 letters

underweight³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bony² = 2 syllables).