waly
- adjective
- Archaic
- After weeks of illness, he appeared quite waly and needed help to stand.
Examples
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The waly old man sat alone on the bench.
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In old stories, a waly figure often signified someone in need of care.
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The doctor was concerned by the waly look on the child's face.
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What a waly sight that was!
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After weeks of illness, he appeared quite waly and needed help to stand.
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The doctor was concerned by the waly look on the child's face.
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In old stories, a waly figure often signified someone in need of care.
Synonyms
31
2.6
Often ill and looking weak or pale
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5.7
Lacking strength, courage, or strong flavor
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8.1
Thin and wrinkled from age or illness
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7.9
Not brave or strong enough to face difficult things
1
8.9
Being weak, unsteady, or slow in thinking because of old age
1
9.9
Not healthy in body or mind
Antonyms
How Weak
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waly also grew from the same root wail and the idea of 'woe' to describe someone who looks weak or sickly. Because being ill often makes a person seem sad and worn out, waly came to mean 'weak' or 'sickly'.