feeble
[ fee-buh l ]
/ ˈfi bəl /
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.
Origin of feeble
1125–75; Middle English
feble < Old French, variant of
fleible (by dissimilation) < Latin
flēbilis lamentable, equivalent to
flē(re) to weep +
-bilis
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feeble
/ (ˈfiːbəl) /
adjective
lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
inadequate; unconvincing
feeble excuses
easily influenced or indecisive
Derived forms of feeble
feebleness, noun feebly, adverbWord Origin for feeble
C12: from Old French
feble, fleible, from Latin
flēbilis to be lamented, from
flēre to weep