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Feeble

//ˈfiːbəl// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deficient in physical strength.

    "Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball."

  2. 2
    Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

    "That was a feeble excuse for an example."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking strength wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking strength or vigor wordnet
  4. 4
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make feeble; to enfeeble. obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“I weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“I weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.

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