Meaning of FEEBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'feebul
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- [adj] lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- [adj] lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
- [adj] lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
- [adj] pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
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| | Synonyms: | | decrepit, faint, frail, infirm, lame, nerveless, powerless, sapless, weak, weakly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fee"ble\ (f[=e]"b'l), a. [Compar. {Feebler} (-bl[~e]r);
superl. {Feeblest} (-bl[e^]st).] [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; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. ``A lady's
feeble voice.'' --Shak.
\Fee"ble\, v. t.
To make feble; to enfeeble. [Obs.]
Shall that victorious hand be feebled here? --Shak.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are feeble indicates unhealthy occupations and mental anxiety. |
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