feeble
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feeble
- /ˈfiːbəl/
Rhymes with -iːbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.
adjective feebler · feeblest
- Deficient in physical strength. Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
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Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Similar: weak, infirm, debilitated, sickly, faint
verb feebles · feebling · feebled
- To make feeble; to enfeeble.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: weakly, faint, frail, weak, nerveless, infirm, lame, powerless, decrepit, sapless, timid, half-hearted, spineless, sluggish, half-heartedly, flimsy
Translations
Every language
adj deficient in physical strength
| Español | débil, endeble, feble |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 弱い yowai, 弱々しい yowayowashii, 虚弱な kyojaku na, 脆弱な zeijaku na |
| 中文 | 軟弱 /软弱 ruǎnruò, 弱 ruò |
| Português | fraco |
| Français | faible |
| Deutsch | kraftlos, schwach |
| Italiano | debole |
| Română | plăpând, lânced, slab, debil |
| Русский | сла́бый slábyj, хи́лый xílyj, не́мощный némoščnyj |
adj wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
| Español | endeble, deficiente, flébil |
|---|---|
| Português | fraco, debilitado |
| Français | faible |
| Deutsch | dürftig |
| Italiano | fiacco, flebile, fievole |
| Русский | неубеди́тельный neubedítelʹnyj |
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