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 feeble feeble /ˈfiːbəl/

adjective

  1. () Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness  ( lame , wussy [Informal] , feeble )
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
     A feeble excuse
    a feeble excuse
     A lame argument
    a lame argument
  2. Lacking strength  ( feeble , nerveless )
    lacking strength
     A weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude
    a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude
  3. Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality  ( debile [Archaic] , decrepit , feeble , infirm , rickety , sapless , weak , weakly )
    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
     A feeble old woman
    a feeble old woman
     Her body looked sapless
    her body looked sapless
  4. Lacking strength or vigor  ( feeble , faint )
    lacking strength or vigor
     Damning with faint praise
    damning with faint praise
     Faint resistance
    faint resistance
     Feeble efforts
    feeble efforts
     A feeble voice
    a feeble voice