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adjective
- 1. lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness: "my legs are very feeble after the flu" Similar Opposite
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1. a. : markedly lacking in strength. a feeble old man. b. : indicating weakness. taking only feeble steps. 2. a. : deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency. a feeble argument. cities are growing uncreative and feeble Jane Jacobs. b. : inadequate, inferior. a feeble excuse. feebleness. ˈfē-bəl-nəs.
FEEBLE definition: 1. weak and without energy, strength, or power: 2. not effective or good: 3. weak and without…. Learn more.
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. “a feeble old woman” synonyms: debile, decrepit, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly. frail.
FEEBLE meaning: 1. weak and without energy, strength, or power: 2. not effective or good: 3. weak and without…. Learn more.
Feeble definition: physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.. See examples of FEEBLE used in a sentence.
If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing. This is a particularly feeble argument. Synonyms: unconvincing, poor, thin, weak More Synonyms of feeble. feebly adverb [ADVERB with verb] I said 'Sorry', very feebly, feeling rather embarrassed.
1. a. Lacking bodily strength; weak: too feeble to climb the hill. b. Having little intensity or strength; faint: feeble light; a feeble voice. 2. Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain: the castle's feeble defenses. 3. a. Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate: a feeble attempt to apologize. b.
Definition of feeble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Having little intensity or strength; faint. Feeble light; a feeble voice. American Heritage. Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain. The castle's feeble defenses. American Heritage. Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate. A feeble attempt to apologize. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Showing little activity.
Definitions of 'feeble' 1. If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak. [...] 2. If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing. [...] More. Synonyms of 'feeble' • weak, failing, exhausted [...] • inadequate, weak, pathetic [...] • unconvincing, poor, thin [...]
