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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fee•ble /ˈfibəl/USA pronunciation adj., -bler, -blest. - physically weak;
frail:The sick child was still too feeble to walk on her own. - lacking in substance or effectiveness:feeble arguments.
fee•ble•ness, n. [uncountable] fee•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fee•ble (fē′bəl),USA pronunciation adj., -bler, -blest. - physically weak, as from age or sickness;
frail. - weak intellectually or morally:a feeble mind.
- lacking in volume, loudness, brightness, distinctness, etc.:a feeble voice; feeble light.
- lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness:feeble resistance; feeble arguments.
- Latin flēbilis lamentable, equivalent. to flē(re) to weep + -bilis -ble
- Old French, variant of fleible (by dissimilation)
- Middle English feble 1125–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See weak.
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