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feeble
English
Etymology
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin fl?bilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”). Doublet of foible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fi?b?l/
- Rhymes: -i?b?l
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 efficiency in action or expression; faint.
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Synonyms
- (physically weak): weak, infirm, debilitated
- (wanting force, vigor or efficiency): faint
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
feeble (third-person singular simple present feebles, present participle feebling, simple past and past participle feebled)
- (obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.
References
- feeble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- feeble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- beflee
Middle English
Adjective
feeble
- Alternative form of feble
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disabled
English
Etymology
From disable +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [d?s?e?b??d]
Adjective
disabled (comparative more disabled, superlative most disabled)
- Made incapable of use or action.
- 1911, "From Brittania Lodge, No. 361", Railway Carmen's Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, March 1911, page 129:
- In the car department we would repair cars that were disabled and placed in bad order by a bunch of scalies taking the place of striking switchmen, engineers, Firemen, etc.
- 1911, "From Brittania Lodge, No. 361", Railway Carmen's Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, March 1911, page 129:
- Having a disability.
- (law) Legally disqualified.
Synonyms
- incapacitated
- indisposed
- invalid
Antonyms
- enabled
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
disabled (usually uncountable, plural disableds)
- One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
Translations
Verb
disabled
- simple past tense and past participle of disable
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