noun
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the state or quality of being infirm
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physical weakness or debility; frailty
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a moral flaw or failing
Other Word Forms
- superinfirmity noun
Etymology
Origin of infirmity
1325–75; Middle English infirmite < Latin infirmitās. See infirm, -ity
Example Sentences
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To Thomas, these schemes would present no constitutional infirmity, and courts could do nothing to stop them.
From Slate • May 23, 2024
The bandage drapes the left hamstring, whose infirmity might have made Djokovic’s three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov in Saturday’s third round sort of a surprise.
From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2023
He’s trying to make headway on a new musical with playwright David Ives based on two classic films by Luis Buñuel, but age, infirmity and self-doubt are slowing him down.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Connie Schultz, a columnist for USA Today, lashed out at critics mocking Fetterman's performance "as if they are immune from the randomness of illness and infirmity."
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2022
Pale and bruised, lean to the point of infirmity, he shambles toward the bed.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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