10
unsubstantial(adjective, weak, slight, weakness, thin)
9
insecure(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, shaky)
8
insubstantial(adjective, weak, slight, weakness, thin)
8
rachitic(adjective, unsound)
8
slight(adjective, dull, light, thin, delicate)
7
delicate(adjective, dull, mean, bad, light)
7
jerry-built(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, shaky)
7
tottery(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, flexible)
6
crumbling(adjective, shabby, worn, dingy, seedy)
6
debilitated(adjective, mean, bad, weak, delicate)
6
derelict(adjective, shaky, unsound, shabby, unsteady)
6
shabby(adjective, mean, shape, feeble, dingy)
6
unsure(adjective, weak, unstable, unsettled, shaky)
6
wonky(adjective, shaky, unsteady)
5
dangerous(adjective, unstable, ill, shaky, insane)
5
debile
5
faint(adjective, uncertain, feeble, shaky, hesitant)
5
loose(adjective, unstable, vulnerable, dangerous, unprotected)
5
sapless
5
sick(adjective, mean, weak, healthy, ill)
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