as in weak
lacking bodily strength
the elderly and infirm have to be especially careful during the winter months
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Recent Examples of infirm
Executive orders that are constitutionally infirm; unwarranted attacks on public sector employees; taxation policy favoring the ultra-wealthy.
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
In June, because of Austen’s worsening condition and a bureaucratic glitch, plans were being set in motion to move her to Welfare Island, then a location of public institutions for the aged and infirm.
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Margaret Hetherman,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
The victim of the offense was a person with a disability and the defendant knew or should have known that the victim was a person with a disability or mentally or physically infirm.
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IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
For the elderly or infirm, these displays could show electrocardiogram waveforms, collecting the data from wireless electrodes placed elsewhere on the body.
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IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2021
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
In June, because of Austen’s worsening condition and a bureaucratic glitch, plans were being set in motion to move her to Welfare Island, then a location of public institutions for the aged and infirm.
—
Margaret Hetherman,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
The victim of the offense was a person with a disability and the defendant knew or should have known that the victim was a person with a disability or mentally or physically infirm.
—
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
For the elderly or infirm, these displays could show electrocardiogram waveforms, collecting the data from wireless electrodes placed elsewhere on the body.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirm
Adjective
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Following a year of historically weak hiring in 2025, hiring rebounded this spring.
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In a weak free-agency class, centers Robert Williams III (Portland) and Mark Williams (Phoenix) are already off the market, each reportedly agreeing to return to their current teams.
Adjective
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The law had said medically frail people include those who have substance use disorders, disabilities or serious medical conditions.
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Roosevelt credits that experience with transforming him from a frail, nearsighted youth into a rugged individual who years later would become the 26th president and a pioneering conservationist.
Adjective
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And while Creger still thought the bill was positive, she was disappointed to see the weakened language around adding lanes to highways.
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The weakened plants are more susceptible to insects and disease pests.
Adjective
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The gags are both belabored and feeble.
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Jolted by a feeble office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses, such as housing projects.
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The Dodge became disabled, and the troopers arrested the driver.
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Homeless residents, many of whom don’t have a car or are disabled, now have to travel outside of Skid Row to get stamps or mail a package.
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“Infirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirm. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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