weedy

• Qualifie une personne mince et physiquement faible, ou une plante qui pousse comme une mauvaise herbe.

Describes a person who is thin and physically weak, or a plant that grows like a weed.

1. Full of weedsB1formal

   Containing or covered with many unwanted plants (weeds).

   envahi de mauvaises herbes

   • The garden became weedy after the heavy rains.
   • They spent the weekend clearing the weedy patches in the lawn.
   • The weedy field was difficult to walk through.

   Synonymesovergrownoverrunrank

   Antonymescultivated

2. Thin and weakB2informal

   Describing a person who is very thin, often in a way that suggests lack of strength.

   Chétif, maigre et faible

   • He was a weedy boy who avoided sports.
   • The weedy teenager struggled to lift the heavy box.
   • She looked weedy after her illness.

   Synonymesfeeblefrailpunyscrawnyskinnyslightweak

   Antonymesbrawnyburlymuscularpowerfulrobuststrongsturdy