wimpish

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Diesel, Johnson and Statham have insisted on counting blows in fights to make sure they don’t come off as wimpier than their counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Think dinosaurs roared like in ‘Jurassic Park’? The truth, new research says, is a bit wimpier.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2022

Solar Wind Stifles Mercury's Magnetic Field Ever since NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft zipped past Mercury in 1974, scientists have wondered why the planet's magnetic field is so much wimpier than expected.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 22, 2011

It’s true that a passive verb makes for a wimpier, more roundabout way of saying something.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner