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   feeble

   /ˈfiːbl/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness: "by now, he was too feeble to leave his room" Similar weakweaklyweakenedpunywastedfrailinfirmdelicatesicklyailingunwellpoorlyfailinghelplesspowerlessimpotentenfeebledenervateddebilitatedincapacitatedeffetedecrepitdodderingdodderytotteringtotteryshakytremblingtremblyshilpitrare:etiolatedOpposite strong
   • ▪ (of a sound) faint: "her feeble cries of pain" Similar faintdimweakpalesoftsubduedmutedindistinctunclearvagueinformal:wishy-washyOpposite strong
   • ▪ lacking strength of character: "I know it's feeble but I've never been one to stand up for myself" Similar cowardlycravenfaint-heartedspinelessspiritlesslily-liveredchicken-liveredpigeon-heartedtimidtimorousfearfulunassertivesoftweakineffectiveineffectualinefficientincompetentinadequateindecisiveinformal:wishy-washywimpysissysissifiedgutlessweak-kneedyellowyellow-belliedchickenwetcandy-assedvulgar slang:chickenshitarchaic:poor-spiritedOpposite braveforceful
   • ▪ failing to convince or impress: "a feeble excuse" Similar ineffectiveineffectualunsuccessfulinadequateunconvincingimplausibleunsatisfactorypoorweakinepttamepaltryshallowthinflimsyinsubstantialfutileuselessprofitlessfruitlessOpposite effective

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French fieble, earlier fleible, from Latin flebilis ‘lamentable’, from flere ‘weep’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. feebleness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEEBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Feeble means weak and without energy, strength, or power, or not effective or good. Learn more about the word feeble, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Feeble means markedly lacking in strength, deficient in qualities or resources, or inadequate, inferior. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of feeble.

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   Feeble means weak and without energy, strength, or power, or not effective or good. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and how to use it in sentences with synonyms and antonyms.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFEEBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Feeble means weak, inadequate, or unconvincing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and example sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Feeble means lacking in physical or mental strength, inadequate, or unconvincing. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of feeble in sentences from various sources.

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   adjective. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. “a feeble old woman” synonyms: debile, decrepit, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly. frail.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective feeble, which means very weak or not effective. See examples of feeble in sentences and synonyms of feeble.