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infirm

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in·firm  (n-fûrm)
adj.
1. Weak in body, especially from old age or disease; feeble. See Synonyms at weak.
2. Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute.
3. Not strong or stable; shaky: an infirm support.

[Middle English infirme, from Old French, from Latin nfirmus : in-, not; see in-1 + firmus, strong, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

in·firmly adv.

infirm
Adjective
physically or mentally weak, esp. from old age
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.infirm - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
2.infirm - lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare
irresolute - uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

infirm
adjective 1. frail, weak, feeble, failing, ailing, debilitated, decrepit, enfeebled, doddery, doddering << OPPOSITE robust
Translations
infirm [ɪnˈfəːm] adjenfermizo, débil

infirm [ɪnˈfəːm] adjinfirme

infirm [ɪnˈfəːm] adjschwach, gebrechlich

infirm [ɪnˈfəːm] adjinfermo/a

infirm
adj infirm [inˈfəːm]
(of a person) weak or ill elderly and infirm people. swak عاجِز، واهٍ немощен vetchý svagelig gebrechlich ασθενικός enfermizo, achacoso põdur ضعیف؛ علیل raihnainen infirme חָלַש अस्थिर, अदृढ, रुग्ण slab, nemoćan beteges lemah veikburða debole 虚弱な (허)약한 besveikatis, ligotas, silpnas nespēcīgs; vārgs lemah zwak, ziek svak, sykelig niedołężny enfermo infirm немощный nevládny, slabý, vetchý bolehen slab klen, skröplig, orkeslös ซึ่งไม่แข็งแรง zayıf, dermansız, hastalıklı 體弱的 немічний; дуже старий کمزور، ناتواں ốm yếu
n inˈfirmary
a name given to some hospitals. hospitaal, siekeboeg مُسْتَوْصَف، غُرفَة تَمْريض болница nemocnice hospital das Krankenhaus νοσοκομείο hospital, enfermería haigla درمانگاه sairaala hôpital בֵּית-חוֹלִים अस्पताल, शफआखाना bolnica, bolnički odjel kórház rumah sakit sjúkrahús infermeria, ospedale 診療所 병원 ligoninė slimnīca rumah sakit ziekenhuis sykestue/-hus szpital enfermaria infirmerie, spital больница nemocnica bolnišnica bolnica sjukhus โรงพยาบาล hastane 醫院 лікарня, лазарет شفاخانہ bệnh xá
n inˈfirmity
weakness or illness. swakheid, gebrek عاهَه، نَقيصَه، عَجْز салбост slabost, neduživost svagelighed die Gebrechlichkeit ασθένεια debilidad; enfermedad, dolencia põdurus ضعف؛ رنجوری raihnaisuus infirmité חוּלשָה दौर्बल्य, अशक्तता slabost, nemoć (alkati) gyengeség kelemahan heilsuveila, veikindi infermità 病弱 허약 negalia nespēks; vārgums kelemahan zwakheid, kwaal skrøpelig, skavank niemoc enfermidade infirmitate немощность slabosť, nevládnosť, chorľavosť tegoba; slabost slabost skröplighet, krämpor ความเจ็บป่วย zayıflık, dermansızlık, hastalık 體弱,疾病 недуга, неміч کمزوریاں bệnh tật


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Sir Reginald is very infirm, and not likely to stand in your way long.
All these works, however, I am well convinced, will be dead long before this page shall offer itself to thy perusal; for however short the period may be of my own performances, they will most probably outlive their own infirm author, and the weakly productions of his abusive contemporaries.
Now, there is no occasion that any one should have the habit of body of a wrestler to be either a good citizen, or to enjoy a good constitution, or to be the father of healthy children; neither should he be infirm or too much dispirited by misfortunes, but between both these.
 
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