feeble
Deficient in physical strengthDeficient in physical strength.
» I don't want to hear your feeble excuses.
Meaning
2 sensesDeficient in physical strength.
Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
kraftlos, schwach
сла́быйslábyj, хи́лыйxílyj, не́мощныйnémoščnyj
lacking strength
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
That was a feeble excuse for an example.
dürftig
неубеди́тельныйneubedítelʹnyj
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
Examples
16 sentencesI don't want to hear your feeble excuses.
Tom is very feeble.
Tom has a feeble memory.
Tom is old and feeble.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
Марновірство - це релігія слабкого розуму.
ruСуеверие — это религия слабоумных.
deAberglaube ist die Religion der schwachen Geister.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faibleFrom Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.
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Forms
feebler, feeblestSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form