feeble
adjective /ˈfiːbl/
/ˈfiːbl/
(comparative feebler
/ˈfiːblə(r)/
/ˈfiːblər/
, superlative feeblest /ˈfiːblɪst/
/ˈfiːblɪst/
)- very weak
- a feeble old man
- The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.
- He's a bit feeble nowadays.
- not effective; not showing energy or effort
- a feeble argument/excuse/joke
- She made a feeble attempt to explain what had happened.
- Don't be so feeble! Tell her you don't want to go.
- He told a few feeble jokes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fieble, earlier fleible, from Latin flebilis ‘lamentable’, from flere ‘weep’.