feeble

comparative feebler · superlative feeblest

1. Deficient in physical strength.

   Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.

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   Pent up in Utica he vainly forms A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs, And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs A feeble Army, and an empty Senate, Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.

   1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2

   You've had your time Gonna walk that line Like a living travesty, Endlessly bound to your sins I'll hunt you down in time You're just a feeble swine How can I compromise When all you do is deny

   2003, “Figure Number Five”, performed by Soilwork

   France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.

   2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

2. Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

   That was a feeble excuse for an example.

   Synonyms: weak, infirm, debilitated, sickly, faint

present singular third person feebles · participle present feebling · participle past feebled · past feebled

1. obsoleteTo make feeble; to enfeeble.