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feeble
[ fee-buhl ]
adjective
- physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- weak intellectually or morally:
a feeble mind.
- lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.:
a feeble voice; feeble light.
- lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness:
feeble resistance; feeble arguments.
feeble
/ ˈfiːbəl /
adjective
- lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
- inadequate; unconvincing
feeble excuses
- easily influenced or indecisive
Derived Forms
- ˈfeebly, adverb
- ˈfeebleness, noun
Other Words From
- feeble·ness noun
- feeblish adjective
- feebly adverb
- non·feeble adjective
- non·feeble·ness noun
- non·feeb·ly adverb
- un·feeble adjective
- un·feeble·ness noun
- un·feeb·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of feeble1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That’s largely due to the feeble illumination of the sun there, which amounts to less than 4 percent of the energy per square meter that hits Earth’s atmosphere.
These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program.
Our official high temperature stood late Saturday at 59 feeble degrees.
From just 152 cases on April 1, it’s now clocking more than 8,000 cases a day, straining its feeble healthcare infrastructure.
Anaxagoras fully agreed that the senses could be misleading, calling them “feeble” and unable “to distinguish what is true.”
That appears, at best, to be feeble, at worst to have atrophied altogether.
However, Plato and Aristotle each called for the exposure of feeble infants.
Our feeble attempts to push back the Grim Reaper only sharpen its cruel bite, not dull it.
The best line of his speech: “Words seem so futile, so feeble.”
There were electric lamps in the ceiling, but the light was feeble and the power intermittent.
This was somewhat tiresome; and, after a rather feeble attempt at a third laugh, Davy said, "I don't feel like it any more."
The General in command of the station was a feeble old man, suffering from senile decay.
The gnarled hands shut up into clenched fists, and the feeble voice trailed off in an agonized moan.
The machine penetrated everywhere, thrusting aside with its gigantic arm the feeble efforts of handicraft.
Her heart had always been weak, I'd known that, and it had gradually grown more feeble.
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