Infirm
[ɪn'fɜːm] or [ɪn'fɝm]
Definition
(adj.) lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; 'infirm of purpose; give me the daggers' - Shakespeare .
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Definition
(a.) Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution.
(a.) Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating.
(a.) Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
(v. t.) To weaken; to enfeeble.
Typist: Trevor
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Weak (from age), feeble, enfeebled, decrepit, imbecile, not strong.[2]. Irresolute, vacillating, wavering, faltering.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Weak, decrepit, lame, {[inforcible]?}, unsound, failing, irresolute, feeble,enfeebled
ANT:Firm, strong, sure, cogent, forcible, sound
Typist: Miguel
Definition
adj. feeble: sickly: weak: not solid: irresolute: imbecile.—ns. Infirmā′rian an officer in a monastery having charge of the quarters for the sick; Infirm′ary a hospital or place for the treatment of the sick; Infirm′ity disease: failing: defect: imbecility.—adv. Infirm′ly.
Editor: Nell
Examples
- Beth cherished them all the more tenderly for that very reason, and set up a hospital for infirm dolls. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He took to biting the rosebuds now, and tearing them away from his teeth with a hand that trembled like an infirm old man's. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Perhaps his mother now occupied a poorer seat, or possibly she had grown infirm and could not reach the church alone. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He fell down, this morning, a handsome stately gentleman, somewhat infirm, but of a fine presence, and with a well-filled face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- My lady always had a regular distribution of good sound port and sherry among the infirm poor; and Miss Rachel wishes the custom to be kept up. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I am your father, not your infirm uncle! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Editor: Nell