单词 | feeble |
释义 | feeble —feebleness, n. —feeblish, adj. —feebly, adv. /fee"beuhl/, adj., 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. [1125-75; ME feble < OF, var. of fleible (by dissimilation) < L flebilis lamentable, equiv. to fle(re) to weep + -bilis -BLE] Syn. 1. See weak. |
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