BMI categories (underweight, overweight or obese) from general reading table are inappropriate for athletes, children, the elderly, and the infirm.
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Infirm
/ɪnˈfɜːm/
Synonyms for "infirm" (242 found)
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Strong matches (72)
fallenfalteringfast and loosefeeblefeeblemindedficklefitfulfleshlyflickeringflightyflimsyflittingfluctuatingfossilizedfragilefrailfreakishgerontalgeronticgiddy
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hazardoushealthlesshelplessillimpetuousimpotentimpulsiveimpurein poor healthinconsistentinconstantindecisiveindisposedinsecureinsubstantialinvalidinvertebrateirregularirresoluteirresponsiblelamelanguishinglapsedmazymercurialmoodymoribundmossbackedmoth eatenmoth-eatenmummylikeof easy virtueon the declinepalepalsiedpapery-skinnedpeakedpeakypeccableperilouspliablepoorpoorishpostlapsarianpowerless
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (121)
precariousprodigalprovisionalpunyramblingravaged with agerecidivistrecidivisticreducedreduced in healthrestlessricketyriskyrottenrotten atrovingrun downrun to seedrun-downrusty
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scatterbrainedsenileshakyshapelessshiftingshiftyshriveledshufflingsicksicklyslackslipperysoftspasmodicspinelessstricken in yearstemporarytendertentativeticklishtimeworntotteringtotterytreacherousunaccountableunangelicuncertainunchasteuncleanuncontrolledundependableundisciplinedunfaithworthyunfirmunfixedungodlyungoodunhealthyunpredictableunreliableunrestrainedunrighteousunsaintlyunsettledunsolidunsoundunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsturdyunsubstantialunsureuntrustworthyunvirtuousunwellvacillatingvagrantvaletudinarianvaletudinaryvariablevicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvirtuelessvolatilewanderingwantonwastedwaveringwaverywavywaywardweakweak kneedweak mindedweak-kneedweak-mindedweak-willedweakenedweaklywhimsicalwishy washywishy-washywith low resistancewitheredwizenedwobblingwobbly
Adjective(10 words)
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4 entriescharacter traithealth statusphysical conditionpsychological trait
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesinfirm bodyinfirm conditioninfirm foundationinfirm healthinfirm patientinfirm stance
Inflections
2 entriesmore infirmmost infirm
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom is old and infirm.
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My father is very infirm.
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He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
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