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fee·ble    Audio Help   [fee-buhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -bler, -blest.
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.
[Origin: 1125–75; ME feble < OF, var. of fleible (by dissimilation) < L flébilis lamentable, equiv. to flé(re) to weep + -bilis -ble]

—Related forms
fee·ble·ness, noun
feeblish, adjective
feebly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. See weak.
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fee·ble    Audio Help   (fē'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   fee·bler, fee·blest
    1. Lacking strength; weak.
    2. Indicating weakness.
  2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. 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.
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