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weak as water

weak as water adjective: very weak.

Adjective

weak as water (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very weak.
    • As I was lying back as weak as water, Aunt Mary came in behind me, and flew to me with a little rustle as if she had come on wings, and put her arms round me, and drew my head on to her breast.1896, Margaret Oliphant, The Library Window
    • When I managed to restore her she was as weak as water and cried silently between long, painful struggles for breath.1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, New York: Doubleday & McClure, published 1899, page viii. 98

Questions about weak as water

What does weak as water mean?
Weak as water means very weak.
What part of speech is weak as water?
Weak as water is an adjective.

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