feeble

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːbəl/ Rhymes: -iːbəl === Adjective === feeble (comparative feebler, superlative feeblest) Deficient in physical strength. Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint. ==== Synonyms ==== (physically weak): weak, infirm, debilitated, sickly (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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “feeble”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === beflee == Middle English == === Adjective === feeble alternative form of feble