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Webster 1913 Edition
Feeble
Fee′ble
(fē′b’l)
, Adj.
[
Com
par.
Feebler
(-blẽr)
; sup
erl.
Feeblest
(-blĕst)
.] [OE.
feble
, OF. feble
, flebe
, floibe
, floible
, foible
, F. faible
, L. flebilis
to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere
to weep. Cf. Foible
.] 1.
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
Carried all the
feeble
of them upon asses. 2 Chron. xxviii. 15.
2.
Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint;
“A lady’s feeble voice.” as, a
feeble
color; feeble
motion. Shak.
Fee′ble
,Verb.
T.
To make feble; to enfeeble.
[Obs.]
Shall that victorious hand be
– feebled
here? Shakespeare
Fee′ble-mind′ed-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Feeble
FEE'BLE
,Adj.
1.
Weak; destitute of much physical strength; as, infants are feeble at their birth.2.
Infirm; sickly; debilitated by disease.3.
Debilitated by age or decline of life.4.
Not full or loud; as a feeble voice or sound.5.
Wanting force or vigor; as feeble efforts.6.
Not bright or strong; faint; imperfect; as feeble light; feeble colors.7.
Not strong or vigorous; as feeble powers of mind.8.
Not vehement or rapid; slow; as feeble motion.FEE'BLE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
feeble
feeble
English
Adjective
feeble (comparative feebler, superlative feeblest)
- Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
- Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
- 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:
- France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.
- Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Synonyms
- (physically weak): weak, infirm, debilitated
- (wanting force, vigor or efficiency): faint
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
deficient in physical strength
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wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression
Verb
feeble (third-person singular simple present feebles, present participle feebling, simple past and past participle feebled)
- (obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.