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Definition of “feeble

feeble (ˈfiːbəllPronunciation for feeble

Definitions

adjective

  1. lacking in physical or mental strength; frail; weak
  2. inadequate; unconvincing  ⇒ feeble excuses 
  3. easily influenced or indecisive

Alternative Forms

ˈfeebleness noun ˈfeebly adverb

Word Origin

C12: from Old French feble, fleible,  from Latin flēbilis  to be lamented, from flēre to weep

Usage examples

  • The feeble immediately became outcasts of the pack for reasons directly related to the survival of the pack.
    Aird, Catherine, A Dead Liberty (1986)
  • Last week, Reverse Swing's was a very feeble voice saying that the Pakistan team was not a bunch of pushovers.
    Outlook India (2005)
  • But surely he would, he was only softening me up by telling me how feeble she was.
    The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)
  • The feeble , fleeting, misleading evidence of O'Neill responding to McFall's questions had harmful potential.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • We headed towards Wembley Park, the train's feeble lamp casting a grey light on the snug intestine walls.
    De Jong, Nicholas (ed), Bedside Guardian 38 (1989)

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