feeble 音标拼音: [f'ibəl]
a . 微弱的,衰弱的,无效的
微弱的,衰弱的,无效的
feeble adj 1 :
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness ; "
a feeble excuse "; "
a lame argument " [
synonym : {
feeble }, {
lame }]
2 :
lacking strength or vigor ; "
damning with faint praise ";
"
faint resistance "; "
feeble efforts "; "
a feeble voice " [
synonym :
{
faint }, {
feeble }]
3 :
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality ; "
a feeble old woman "; "
her body looked sapless " [
synonym : {
decrepit },
{
debile }, {
feeble }, {
infirm }, {
rickety }, {
sapless }, {
weak },
{
weakly }]
4 :
lacking strength ; "
a weak ,
nerveless fool ,
devoid of energy and promptitude "-
Nathaniel Hawthorne [
synonym : {
feeble },
{
nerveless }]
Feeble \
Fee "
ble \ (
f [=
e ]"
b '
l ),
a . [
Compar . {
Feebler } (-
bl [~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Feeblest } (-
bl [
e ^]
st ).] [
OE .
feble ,
OF .
feble ,
flebe ,
floibe ,
floible ,
foible ,
F .
faible ,
L .
flebilis to be wept over ,
lamentable ,
wretched ,
fr .
flere to weep .
Cf .
{
Foible }.]
1 .
Deficient in physical strength ;
weak ;
infirm ;
debilitated .
[
1913 Webster ]
Carried all the feeble of them upon asses . --
2 Chron .
xxviii .
15 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Wanting force ,
vigor ,
or efficiency in action or expression ;
not full ,
loud ,
bright ,
strong ,
rapid ,
etc .;
faint ;
as ,
a feeble color ;
feeble motion . "
A lady '
s feeble voice ." --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Feeble \
Fee "
ble \,
v .
t .
To make feble ;
to enfeeble . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Shall that victorious hand be feebled here ? --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
201 Moby Thesaurus words for "
feeble ":
abulic ,
afraid ,
aged ,
ailing ,
anemic ,
anile ,
asthenic ,
backward ,
barely audible ,
blear ,
bleared ,
bleary ,
bloodless ,
blurred ,
blurry ,
cachectic ,
chicken ,
confused ,
cowardly ,
crabbed ,
dark ,
debilitated ,
decrepit ,
decrescendo ,
delicate ,
dim ,
dim -
witted ,
distant ,
dizzy ,
doddered ,
doddering ,
doddery ,
drained ,
drooping ,
droopy ,
dull ,
effete ,
emasculated ,
enervated ,
enfeebled ,
etiolated ,
exhausted ,
failing ,
faint ,
faint -
voiced ,
fainthearted ,
faintish ,
feckless ,
feebleminded ,
filmy ,
flabby ,
flaccid ,
flimsy ,
floppy ,
foggy ,
forceless ,
fossilized ,
fragile ,
frail ,
fuzzy ,
gentle ,
gerontal ,
gerontic ,
gone ,
gutless ,
half -
baked ,
half -
heard ,
half -
seen ,
half -
visible ,
half -
witted ,
hazy ,
healthless ,
helpless ,
ill -
defined ,
imbecile ,
imperceptible ,
impotent ,
impuissant ,
in poor health ,
inadequate ,
inconclusive ,
inconspicuous ,
indefinite ,
indistinct ,
indistinguishable ,
ineffective ,
ineffectual ,
infirm ,
insignificant ,
insubstantial ,
insufficient ,
invalid ,
invertebrate ,
lame ,
languid ,
languishing ,
languorous ,
limber ,
limp ,
listless ,
low ,
low -
profile ,
lustless ,
marrowless ,
merely glimpsed ,
misty ,
moribund ,
moronic ,
mossbacked ,
moth -
eaten ,
mummylike ,
murmured ,
namby -
pamby ,
nerveless ,
obscure ,
out of focus ,
pale ,
palsied ,
paltry ,
papery -
skinned ,
peaked ,
peaky ,
pianissimo ,
piano ,
pithless ,
pliable ,
pooped ,
poor ,
powerless ,
puny ,
ravaged with age ,
reduced ,
reduced in health ,
rickety ,
rubbery ,
run to seed ,
run -
down ,
rusty ,
sapless ,
scarcely heard ,
semivisible ,
senile ,
shadowy ,
shaky ,
shoddy ,
shriveled ,
sickly ,
simpleminded ,
sinewless ,
slack ,
slight ,
slow ,
slow -
witted ,
soft ,
soft -
sounding ,
soft -
voiced ,
spineless ,
spiritless ,
strengthless ,
stricken in years ,
subaudible ,
subdued ,
thin ,
timeworn ,
tottering ,
tottery ,
unavailing ,
uncertain ,
unclear ,
unconvincing ,
undefined ,
unhardened ,
unhealthy ,
unmanned ,
unnerved ,
unplain ,
unproved ,
unrecognizable ,
unrigorous ,
unsatisfactory ,
unsound ,
unstrung ,
unsubstantial ,
unsustained ,
vague ,
valetudinarian ,
valetudinary ,
weak ,
weak -
kneed ,
weak -
minded ,
weak -
voiced ,
weak -
willed ,
weakened ,
weakly ,
wet ,
whispered ,
wishy -
washy ,
with low resistance ,
withered ,
wizened ,
woozy
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FEEBLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster weak, feeble, frail, fragile, infirm, decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort
FEEBLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com FEEBLE definition: physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail See examples of feeble used in a sentence
FEEBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Feeble-minded children are defined as those who appear to be 'permanently incapable' of receiving proper benefit from teaching in ordinary schools
Feeble - definition of feeble by The Free Dictionary 1 physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail 2 weak intellectually or morally: a feeble mind 3 lacking in volume, brightness, distinctness, etc : feeble light 4 lacking in substance or effectiveness: feeble arguments
feeble adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of feeble adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
feeble - WordReference. com Dictionary of English lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc : a feeble voice; feeble light lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness: feeble resistance; feeble arguments
Feeble Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Feeble definition: Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain
feeble - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective feeble (comparative feebler, superlative feeblest) Deficient in physical strength Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint That was a feeble excuse for an example
FEEBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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
feeble, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word feeble, eight of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence