feeble

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/ˈfiːbəl/

adj 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

manual, near, old, patient, still

VERB + FEEBLE

appeared, directs, glinted, guards, hear, met, reading

FEEBLE + NOUN

army, illness, memory, moonlight, person, swine

PREP.

in, since, with

ADV.

quite, rather

Definitions

adj

Deficient in physical strength.

Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.

Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

That was a feeble excuse for an example.

verb

To make feeble; to enfeeble.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking strength

nerveless

adjective — lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

decrepit
debile
infirm
rickety
sapless
weak
weakly

adjective — lacking strength or vigor

faint

adjective — pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

lame

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

Wiktionary

Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.

Wiktionary

You've had your time Gonna walk that line Like a living travesty, Endlessly bound to your sins I'll hunt you down in time You're just a feeble swine How can I compromise When all you do is deny

Wiktionary

The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness.

Tatoeba · #43318

The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.

Tatoeba · #46787

He was too feeble to do manual labor.

Tatoeba · #302981

Usage Notes

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In some senses, feeble is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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