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feeble

[fee-buhl]

adjective

feebler, feeblest 
  1. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.

  2. weak intellectually or morally.

    a feeble mind.

  3. lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc..

    a feeble voice; feeble light.

  4. lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness.

    feeble resistance; feeble arguments.



feeble

/ ˈ“ھ±Ė²śÉ™±ō /

adjective

  1. lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak

  2. inadequate; unconvincing

    feeble excuses

  3. easily influenced or indecisive

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • feebleness noun
  • feeblish adjective
  • feebly adverb
  • nonfeeble adjective
  • nonfeebleness noun
  • nonfeebly adverb
  • unfeeble adjective
  • unfeebleness noun
  • unfeebly adverb
  • ˈ“Ś±š±š²ś±ō²ā adverb
  • ˈ“Ś±š±š²ś±ō±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of feeble1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English feble, from Old French, variant of fleible (by dissimilation), from Latin “ڱōŧ²ś¾±±ō¾±²õ ā€œlamentable,ā€ equivalent to “ڱōŧ°ł±š ā€œto weepā€ + -bilis -ble
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of feeble1

C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin “ڱōŧ²ś¾±±ō¾±²õ to be lamented, from “ڱōŧ°ł±š to weep
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In a feebler, curious state, falsehoods can take root while truth slips through our hands, and vice versa.

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After securing the series win in New Zealand in December, they lost the third and final Test in feeble fashion.

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But the Lakers scored only 16 points in the fourth quarter, a feeble end for an offense that could’ve been more potent.

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Fueled by an intense hatred for Donald Trump, Dylan HernĆ”ndez puts forth a feeble and biased argument against the Dodgers’ visit to the White House.

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I bathed in the flood of YA dystopias that followed ā€œThe Hunger Gamesā€ — some hard-hitting, some comparatively feeble.

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