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Feeble

Fee'ble, a.

adjective

a. [compar. FEEBLER; superl. FEEBLEST.] [O. Eng. feble, O. Fr. feble, flebe, floibe, fleuble, floible, foible, N. Fr. faible, Pr. feble, fible, freble, Sp. feble, Pg. febre, It. fievole, from Lat. flebilis, to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, from flere, to weep.] 1. Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; not powerful; debilitated. Carried all the feeble of them upon asses. 2 Chron. xxviii. 15.

  1. Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, bright, rapid, or the like; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. “A lady’s feeble voice.” Shak.
  2. Indicating feebleness.

Fee'ble, v. t.

verbtransitive

Fee'ble, v. t. To make feeble or infirm; to enfeeble; to weaken. [Obs.] Shall that victorious hand be feebled here? Shak.