feeble
Adjective Satellite
- pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- "a feeble excuse"
- lacking strength or vigor
- "feeble efforts"
- "a feeble voice"
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- "a feeble old woman"
- lacking strength; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Adj
- Deficient in physical strength.
- Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
Verb
- To make feeble; to enfeeble.
Adjective
- Lacking physical strength or energy; weak.
Examples
- A feeble word choice often results in leaving open scoring opportunities for opponents.
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
- Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Anglo-Norman feblebor.
Middle English feble
English feeble
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“I weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.
Synonyms
debile, decrepit, faint, infirm, lame, nerveless, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly, debilitated
Scrabble Score: 11
feeble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfeeble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feeble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary