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" (235 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (71)
failingfaintfaintheartedfallenfalteringfast and loosefeeblefeeblemindedficklefitfulfleshlyflickeringflightyflimsyflittingfluctuatingfossilizedfragilefrailfreakish
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gerontalgeronticgiddyhazardoushealthlesshelplessillimpetuousimpotentimpulsiveimpurein poor healthinconsistentinconstantindecisiveindisposedinsecureinsubstantialinvalidinvertebrateirregularirresponsiblelamelanguishinglapsedmazymercurialmoodymoribundmossbackedmoth eatenmoth-eatenmummylikeof easy virtueon the declinepalepalsiedpapery-skinnedpeakedpeakypeccableperilouspliablepoorpoorishpostlapsarianpowerless
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (117)
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
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄρρωστος adj (weak; feeble)
Bulgarian
4 entries- безсилен adj (weak; feeble)
- немощен adj (weak; feeble)
- неустойчив adj (unstable)
- противореча verb (contradict)
Catalan
1 entries- malaltís adj (weak; feeble)
Czech
4 entries- neduživý adj (weak; feeble)
- nejistý adj (insecure)
- nemohoucí adj (weak; feeble)
- nepevný adj (insecure)
Estonian
1 entries- nõder adj (weak; feeble)
French
2 entries- infirme adj (weak; feeble)
- infirmer verb (contradict)
German
4 entries- gebrechlich adj (weak; feeble)
- instabil adj (unstable)
- kraftlos adj (weak; feeble)
- kränklich adj (weak; feeble)
Māori
2 entries- manauhea adj (weak; feeble)
- tārutu adj (weak; feeble)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- درمانسز adj (weak; feeble)
- ضعیف adj (weak; feeble)
Portuguese
2 entries- combalido adj (weak; feeble)
- enfermo adj (weak; feeble)
Romanian
2 entries- infirm adj (weak; feeble)
- instabil adj (unstable)
Russian
2 entries- не́мощный adj (weak; feeble)
- неусто́йчивый adj (unstable)
Spanish
3 entries- endeble adj (weak; feeble)
- enfermizo adj (weak; feeble)
- inseguro adj (insecure)
Sample 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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