feeble
physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind.
lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.: a feeble voice; feeble light.
lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness: feeble resistance; feeble arguments.
Origin of feeble
1synonym study For feeble
Other words from feeble
- fee·ble·ness, noun
- feeblish, adjective
- feebly, adverb
- non·fee·ble, adjective
- non·fee·ble·ness, noun
- non·fee·b·ly, adverb
- un·fee·ble, adjective
- un·fee·ble·ness, noun
- un·fee·b·ly, adverb
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How to use feeble in a sentence
The Wizards yielded yet another 40-point first quarter, with Jokic acting as a human wrecking ball this time, scoring 15 points and dishing three assists while Brooks deployed all three of his centers in a feeble attempt to stop him.
Davis Bertans looks like his old self, and Bradley Beal averts disaster against the Nuggets | Ava Wallace | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostI felt like jumping in the air like Andy when I spotted that lone, feeble chanterelle in Hell’s Hollow.
While Kerry and friends continue to feebly push for two states, Israel continues to build settlements at super-sonic speeds.
At length only four or five flames remained, feebly wavering in their pools of melted wax.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanShe tottered up the steps, clutching feebly at the post before passing into the house.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
The gas-lamps, too, seemed in a fog and struggled feebly against the blackness of the evening.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThe Chamberlain, thus fiercely attacked, was very feebly defended.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayGrey stone lime is feebly hydraulic, and makes a good mortar for ordinary work.
British Dictionary definitions for feeble
/ (ˈfiːbəl) /
lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
inadequate; unconvincing: feeble excuses
easily influenced or indecisive
Origin of feeble
1Derived forms of feeble
- feebleness, noun
- feebly, adverb
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