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feeble

fee·ble [ fb'l ] (comparative fee·bler, superlative fee·blest)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. physically or mentally weak: lacking physical or mental strength or health

2. unconvincing: unlikely to convince
a feeble excuse

[12th century. Via Old French fe(i)ble< Latin flebilis "lamentable, weak" < flere "weep"]

fee·ble·ness noun
fee·bly adverb

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See weak.

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