as in weak
lacking bodily strength
feeble members of the congregation are not expected to stand or kneel during services
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Recent Examples of feeble
West Ham’s 3-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light was even more alarming, a competent first-half performance followed by a feeble reaction to falling behind to a Sunderland team enjoying their top-flight return to the full.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Great powers don’t have feeble currencies.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
While the bats themselves are feeble foes, the rabies virus is a brutal beast.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
But the animal would also be pretty feeble at this stage — if this happened in a very short period of time, the muscle growth wouldn't be able to keep up with the expansion of the exoskeleton.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Great powers don’t have feeble currencies.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
While the bats themselves are feeble foes, the rabies virus is a brutal beast.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
But the animal would also be pretty feeble at this stage — if this happened in a very short period of time, the muscle growth wouldn't be able to keep up with the expansion of the exoskeleton.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeble
Adjective
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The ultrarich formula uses amino acids to reinforce weak strands, glycerin to hydrate and soften, silicones to smooth the cuticle, and coconut oil to add more moisture and shine.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These symptoms are more likely to appear in kittens or felines with weakened immune systems.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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While most healthy people can recover in four to seven days without treatment, some vulnerable people, like children under 5, adults 65 and older, and those with weakened immune systems, may experience more severe illness that requires medical treatment or hospitalization.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Results may not apply directly to frailer elderly adults or people with knee conditions.—
Paul McClure
September 11,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Feeble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeble. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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