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Infirm

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Adjective

1. debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Example Sentences:
'a feeble old woman'
'her body looked sapless'

2. infirm

lacking firmness of will or character or purpose

Example Sentences:
'infirm of purpose; give me the daggers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Infirm

see synonyms of infirm
adjective
1. 
a. 
weak in health or body, esp from old age
b. 
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the infirm
2. 
lacking moral certainty; indecisive or irresolute
3. 
not stable, sound, or secure
an infirm structure
an infirm claim
4. law
(of a law, custom, etc) lacking legal force; invalid

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Infirm

see synonyms of infirm
adjective
1. 
not firm or strong physically; weak; feeble, as from old age
2. 
not firm in mind or purpose; not resolute; vacillating
3. 
not stable, firm, or sound; frail; shaky, as a structure
4. 
not secure or valid
an infirm title to property

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Infirm

see synonyms of infirm
adj.
1. Weak in body or mind, especially from old age or disease. See Synonyms at weak.
2. Not strong or stable; shaky: an infirm foundation.
3. Archaic Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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