feeble
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fee·ble
(fē′bəl)adj. fee·bler, fee·blest
1.
a. Lacking bodily strength; weak: too feeble to climb the hill.
b. Having little intensity or strength; faint: feeble light; a feeble voice.
2. Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain: the castle's feeble defenses.
3.
a. Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate: a feeble attempt to apologize.
b. Showing little activity: a feeble housing market. See Synonyms at weak.
[Middle English feble, from Old French, from Latin flēbilis, lamentable, from flēre, to weep.]
fee′ble·ness n.
fee′bly adv.
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feeble
(ˈfiːbəl)adj
1. lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
2. inadequate; unconvincing: feeble excuses.
3. easily influenced or indecisive
[C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin flēbilis to be lamented, from flēre to weep]
ˈfeebleness n
ˈfeebly adv
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fee•ble
(ˈfi bəl)adj. -bler, -blest.
1. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
2. weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind.
3. lacking in volume, brightness, distinctness, etc.: feeble light.
4. lacking in substance or effectiveness: feeble arguments.
[1125–75; Middle English feble < Old French < Latin flēbilis lamentable =flē(re) to weep + -bilis -ble]
fee′ble•ness, n.
fee′blish, adj.
fee′bly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | feeble - pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" |
2. | feeble - lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | |
3. | feeble - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" | |
4. | feeble - lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne powerless - lacking power |
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feeble
adjective
1. weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scot.) He was old and feeble.
weak strong, healthy, robust, vigorous, energetic, sturdy, hale, stalwart, hearty, lusty
weak strong, healthy, robust, vigorous, energetic, sturdy, hale, stalwart, hearty, lusty
2. inadequate, weak, pathetic, insufficient, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, lame, insignificant, ineffectual, indecisive He said the Government had been feeble.
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feeble
adjective1. Not physically strong:
3. Having little substance or significance; not solidly based:
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feeble
[ˈfiːbl] ADJ (feebler (compar) (feeblest (superl)))2. (= ineffective) [effort, attempt, resistance] → débil; [excuse, argument] → poco convincente, flojo; [joke] → soso
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feeble
(ˈfiːbl) adjectiveˈfeebly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
feeble
a. débil, endeble.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
feeble
adj débilEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.