 feeble |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness | |
| Synonyms: | lame | |
| Examples: | "a feeble excuse" "a lame argument" |
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| Related terms: | weak | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking physical strength or vigor | |
| Synonyms: | infirm sapless weak weakly decrepit | |
| Related terms: | frail impotent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] lacking strength or vigor | |
| Synonyms: | faint | |
| Examples: | "damning with faint praise" "faint resistance" "feeble efforts" "a feeble voice" |
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| Related terms: | weak | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] lacking physical strength or vitality | |
| Synonyms: | decrepit infirm sapless weak weakly debile | |
| Examples: | "a feeble old woman" "her body looked sapless" |
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| Related terms: | frail | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] lacking strength | |
| Synonyms: | nerveless | |
| Examples: | "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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| Related terms: | powerless | |
| Similar spelling: |
feebly |
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