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reed


reed

noun

Definition of REED

a person without strength of character <the congresswoman is but a reed who bends whichever way the political winds are blowing>
Related Words coward, milquetoast, mouse, nebbish, nervous Nellie (or nervous Nelly), pussy [slang], wuss (also wussy); sheep
Near Antonyms mensch
Antonyms stalwart

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