feeble
adjEtymology
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 (“to weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.
Definitions
Deficient in physical strength.
- Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
- 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.
- 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
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
- That was a feeble excuse for an example.
To make feeble
To make feeble; to enfeeble.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at feeble. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at feeble. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at feeble
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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