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- pronunciation:
- fi
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- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
feebler, feeblest |
definition: |
without strength; weak in body or mind.
Although he is feeble, the old man walks a mile every day.- synonyms:
- faint, frail, puny, weak
- antonyms:
- mighty, robust, stout, strong
- similar words:
- fragile, infirm, run-down, wan
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related words: |
bad, delicate, meager, remote, scant, soft, thin, unhealthy |
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derivations: |
feebly (adv.), feebleness (n.) |
Feeble comes from flebeles, a Latin word that means "to be wept over."
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