feeble (redirected from feeblest)

fee·ble  (fbl)

adj. fee·bler, fee·blest

1.

a. Lacking strength; weak.

b. Indicating weakness.

2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. See Synonyms at weak.

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[Middle English feble, from Old French, from Latin flbilis, lamentable, from flre, to weep.]

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feeble·ness n.

feebly adv.

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feeble

Adjective

1. lacking in physical or mental strength

2. not effective or convincing: feeble excuses for Scotland's latest defeat [Old French feble]

feebly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	feeble - pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" lame weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	2.	feeble - lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" faint weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	3.	feeble - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" debile, infirm, sapless, weakly, decrepit, rickety, weak frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
	4.	feeble - lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne nerveless powerless - lacking power

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feeble

adjective 1. weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal) infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit Scot. << OPPOSITE strong

adjective 2. inadequate, weak, pathetic, insufficient, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, lame, insignificant, ineffectual, indecisive

adjective 3. unconvincing, poor, thin, weak, slight, tame, pathetic, lame, flimsy, paltry, flat << OPPOSITE effective

Translations

feeble [ˈfiːbl] adj → débil

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feeble [ˈfiːbl] adj → faible; [attempt, excuse] → pauvre; [joke] → piteux/euse

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feeble [ˈfiːbl] adj → schwach;

(joke) → lahm

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feeble [ˈfiːbl] adj → debole