unfeebly
bəl adjective, fee·bler, fee·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; Middle English feble < Old French, variant of fleible (by dissimilation) < Latin flēbilis lamentable, equivalent to flē(re) to weep + -bilis -ble
1125–75; Middle English feble < Old French, variant of fleible (by dissimilation) < Latin flēbilis lamentable, equivalent to flē(re) to weep + -bilis -ble
Related forms
fee·ble·ness, noun
fee·blish, adjective
fee·bly, adverb
non·fee·ble, adjective
non·fee·ble·ness, noun
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feeble (ˈfiːbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak |
| 2. | inadequate; unconvincing: feeble excuses |
| 3. | easily influenced or indecisive |
| [C12: from Old French feble, fleible, from Latin flēbilis to be lamented, from flēre to weep] | |
| 'feebleness | |
| —n | |
| 'feebly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
feeble
late 12c., from O.Fr. feible, from L. flebilis "lamentable," lit. "that is to be wept over," from flere "weep." The first -l- was dropped in O.Fr. by dissimilation.
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