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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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   FEEBLE definition: 1. weak and without energy, strength, or power: 2. not effective or good: 3. weak and without…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of FEEBLE is markedly lacking in strength. How to use feeble in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Feeble.

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   FEEBLE meaning: 1. weak and without energy, strength, or power: 2. not effective or good: 3. weak and without…. Learn more.

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   Feeble definition: physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.. See examples of FEEBLE used in a sentence.

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

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   If you describe someone as feeble, you are criticizing them because they are afraid of taking strong action or seem to make no effort.

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   You know how you feel when you can’t open a jar of pickles? And then grandma walks in and does it in one shot without even grunting? That’s called feeling feeble, or lacking strength.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfeeble adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of feeble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFEEBLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FEEBLE definition: 1. extremely weak: 2. not very good or effective: . Learn more.

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    Definitions of 'feeble' 1. If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak. [...] 2. If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing. [...] More. Synonyms of 'feeble' • weak, failing, exhausted [...] • inadequate, weak, pathetic [...] • unconvincing, poor, thin [...]

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › feebleFeeble - definition of feeble by The Free Dictionary

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    1. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail. 2. weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind. 3. lacking in volume, brightness, distinctness, etc.: feeble light. 4. lacking in substance or effectiveness: feeble arguments.