feeble
[ fee-buhl ]
/ ˈfi bəl /
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adjective, fee·bler, fee·blest.
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.
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Origin of feeble
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English feble, from Old French, variant of fleible (by dissimilation), from Latin flēbilis “lamentable,” equivalent to flēre “to weep” + -bilis-ble
synonym study for feeble
1. See weak.
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British Dictionary definitions for feeble
feeble
/ (ˈfiːbəl) /
adjective
lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
inadequate; unconvincingfeeble excuses
easily influenced or indecisive
Derived forms of feeble
feebleness, nounfeebly, adverbWord Origin for feeble
C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin flēbilis to be lamented, from flēre to weep
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