Feebler
[fi:blə(r)]
Examples
- And so, under a short grove of feebler and feebler over-swinging lamps, out under the great grove of stars. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Joe's station and influence were something feebler (if possible) when there was company than when there was none. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- At the sound, the feebler spirit of Emmeline gave way; and, laying hold of Cassy's arm, she said, O, Cassy, I'm going to faint! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In this way a much feebler current would be able to excite the magnet, and the recorder would mark at a much greater distance. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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