feeble
/ˈfiːbəl/ adjective C1- Deficient in physical strength. · Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
- Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint. · That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Comparative feebler · Superlative feeblest
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The Panther, however, when he had recruited his feeble strength, freed himself with a sudden bound from the pit, and hastened to his den with rapid steps.
Politics.—Feeble.
It came slowly along the passage, and there was a feeble tap at the door.
“You don’t mean to say,” I cried, in amazement, “that that tottering, feeble old woman was able to get out of the cab while it was in motion, without either you or the driver seeing her?”
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