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[ in-furm ] / ɪnˈfɜrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR infirm ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefeeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing. unsteadfast, faltering, or irresolute, as persons or the mind; vacillating: infirm of purpose. not firm, solid, or strong: an infirm support. unsound or invalid, as an argument or a property title. Origin of infirm1325–75; Middle English infirme<Latin infirmus.See in-3, firm1 SYNONYMS FOR infirm1, 3, 4 weak. 2 wavering, indecisive. 3 rickety, tottering, shaky, unsteady. SEE SYNONYMS FOR infirm ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR infirmSEE ANTONYMS FOR infirm ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM infirmin·firm·ly, adverbin·firm·ness, nounWords nearby infirminfinitive clause, infinitive marker, infinitize, infinitude, infinity, infirm, infirmarian, infirmary, infirmity, infix, infl. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for infirmThe next evening, Romero was saying mass in the chapel at the hospice where he lived in a tiny room near the infirm and the dying. Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a Saint|Christopher Dickey|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Was the infirm old soldier, perhaps, taking Obama to task for the scandals in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs? What the D-Day Veteran Told Obama at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration|Christopher Dickey|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Are we unfairly neglecting the up-and-coming in favor of the old and infirm? Do Blues Musicians Need to be Really, Really Old?|Ted Gioia|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST This created a good incentive for the other justices to lobby the infirm one to step down. Justice Stevens Should Quit Now|Adam Winkler|April 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I get sick when I hear of the charities obliterated and the old and infirm investors who are left with nothing. I Made the List!|Burt Ross|February 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST This rule does not hold true when one of the guests is infirm, or when the hostess is entertaining a very distinguished visitor. Book of Etiquette|Lillian Eichler The useless part of the population—the infirm and the aged—had for the most part been shipped off to Sicily. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott A storm had rendered the roads almost impassable, keeping most of the aged and infirm from sharing in this glorious pastime. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)|John Roby Louis Napoleon is now aged and infirm, his father and mother having died many years ago. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration In his unwieldy and infirm state, during his latter years, the accident is not improbable. Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
British Dictionary definitions for infirm
adjective- weak in health or body, esp from old age
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the infirm
lacking moral certainty; indecisive or irresolute not stable, sound, or securean infirm structure; an infirm claim law (of a law, custom, etc) lacking legal force; invalid Derived forms of infirminfirmly, adverbinfirmness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to infirminsecure, ill, anemic, decrepit, unstable, frail, ailing, feeble, debilitated, delicate, failing, faint, flimsy, fragile, halting, irresolute, lame, shaky, unsound, unsubstantial Medical definitions for infirm
adj.Weak in body, especially from old age or disease; feeble. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |