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feeble::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | faint |
| Derivation | feebleness |
feeble efforts.
a feeble voice.
feeble::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lame |
| Derivation | feebleness |
a feeble excuse.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nerveless |
| Derivation | feebleness |
Examples of feeble
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The Giants hope the switch-hitting Ortmeier will provide pop in a feeble lineup.
From the usatoday.com
For the past two years, in fact, lower inflation has meant feeble pricing power.
From the businessweek.com
The disease had left his voice feeble, but he says singing has made it stronger.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Most probably, it was nothing more than a feeble attempt to win public sympathy.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Talking head apologists for feeble minded neo-dadaism just don't get it do they?
From the guardian.co.uk
Whenever a restaurant closes, another seems to open, despite the feeble economy.
From the sacbee.com
How ignorant must one be in order to defend Christianity on such a feeble basis?
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
The government is still making a few feeble nods in the direction of the cartel.
From the economist.com
Rather, I'm afraid of growing bitter or self-pitying because I'm old and feeble.
From the kentucky.com
- Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
- Faint: lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
- Decrepit: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
- Lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- (feebleness) infirmity: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
- (feebleness) the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- (feebly) in a faint and feeble manner; "the lighthouse, flashing feebly against the sleet-blurred, rocky backdrop of the coast of north west Norway"
- (Feebleness) The term feeble-minded is documented in use as early the 19th century through to the early 20th century as a loose description of a variety of mental deficiencies, including what would now be considered mental retardation in its various types and grades, and learning disabilities ...
- To make feeble; to enfeeble; Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated; Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint
