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feeble
fee·ble F0067200 (fē′bəl)adj. fee·bler, fee·blest 1. a. Lacking bodily strength; weak: too feeble to climb the hill.b. Having little intensity or strength; faint: feeble light; a feeble voice.2. Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain: the castle's feeble defenses.3. a. Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate: a feeble attempt to apologize.b. Showing little activity: a feeble housing market. See Synonyms at weak.
[Middle English feble, from Old French, from Latin flēbilis, lamentable, from flēre, to weep.]
fee′ble·ness n.fee′bly adv.feeble (ˈfiːbəl) adj1. lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak2. inadequate; unconvincing: feeble excuses. 3. easily influenced or indecisive[C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin flēbilis to be lamented, from flēre to weep] ˈfeebleness n ˈfeebly advfee•ble (ˈfi bəl)
adj. -bler, -blest. 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. [1125–75; Middle English feble < Old French < Latin flēbilis lamentable =flē(re) to weep + -bilis -ble] fee′ble•ness, n. fee′blish, adj. fee′bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | feeble - pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"lameweak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | | 2. | feeble - lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"faintweak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" | | 3. | feeble - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"debile, infirm, sapless, weakly, decrepit, rickety, weakfrail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" | | 4. | feeble - lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthornenervelesspowerless - lacking power |
feebleadjective1. weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scot.) He was old and feeble.
weak strong, healthy, robust, vigorous, energetic, sturdy, hale, stalwart, hearty, lusty2. inadequate, weak, pathetic, insufficient, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, lame, insignificant, ineffectual, indecisive He said the Government had been feeble.3. unconvincing, poor, thin, weak, slight, tame, pathetic, lame, flimsy, paltry, flat This is a feeble argument.
unconvincing successful, effective, forcefulfeebleadjective1. Not physically strong:decrepit, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly.2. So lacking in strength as to be barely audible:faint, weak.3. Having little substance or significance; not solidly based:flimsy, insubstantial, tenuous, unsubstantial.Translationsfeeble (ˈfiːbl) adjective weak. The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse. 虛弱的 虚弱的ˈfeebly adverb 虛弱地 虚弱地feeble
Synonyms for feebleadj weakSynonyms- weak
- failing
- exhausted
- weakened
- delicate
- faint
- powerless
- frail
- debilitated
- sickly
- languid
- puny
- weedy
- infirm
- effete
- enfeebled
- doddering
- enervated
- etiolated
- shilpit
Antonyms- strong
- healthy
- robust
- vigorous
- energetic
- sturdy
- hale
- stalwart
- hearty
- lusty
adj inadequateSynonyms- inadequate
- weak
- pathetic
- insufficient
- incompetent
- ineffective
- inefficient
- lame
- insignificant
- ineffectual
- indecisive
adj unconvincingSynonyms- unconvincing
- poor
- thin
- weak
- slight
- tame
- pathetic
- lame
- flimsy
- paltry
- flat
Antonyms- successful
- effective
- forceful
Synonyms for feebleadj not physically strongSynonyms- decrepit
- delicate
- flimsy
- fragile
- frail
- infirm
- insubstantial
- puny
- unsound
- unsubstantial
- weak
- weakly
adj so lacking in strength as to be barely audibleSynonymsadj having little substance or significance; not solidly basedSynonyms- flimsy
- insubstantial
- tenuous
- unsubstantial
Synonyms for feebleadj pathetically lacking in force or effectivenessSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking strength or vigorSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitalitySynonyms- debile
- infirm
- sapless
- weakly
- decrepit
- rickety
- weak
Related Wordsadj lacking strengthSynonymsRelated Words |