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weaker

/ˈwikɚ/ adjective A2
  1. Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the latter entails the former, but the former does not entail the latter.
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“Raving mad; his head becomes weaker.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 91 · C1
A very brief analysis of these four words would enable you to say with the utmost confidence that the ‘learn’ and the ‘maybe’ are written in the stronger hand, and the ‘what’ in the weaker.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 49 · B2
Perhaps my heart was weaker than the hearts of most men, and I suffered more than they would have done in my place; that is all.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 733 · C1
It was evident from his pale face and knit brows that his resolution to revenge himself was growing weaker.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 890 · C1

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