What does "enfeebled" mean?

simple past and past participle of enfeeble

What is a synonym for "enfeebled"?

Common synonyms include: ausgespielt, broken, burned-out, debilitated, decrepit, delicate.

Enfeebled

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of enfeeble form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Weakened; reduced to a powerless state.
"So enfeebled was resolution in him that he could only palter at a fatuous picture of himself carrying Podson bodily over the lagoon and dumping him on the sand dunes."

Synonyms

All synonyms

ausgespielt broken burned-out debilitated decrepit delicate

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"So enfeebled was resolution in him that he could only palter at a fatuous picture of himself carrying Podson bodily over the lagoon and dumping him on the sand dunes."

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