feeble

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FEE'BLE, adjective [I know not the origin of the first syllable.] 1. Weak; destitute of much physical strength; as, infants are feeble at their birth. 2. Infirm; sickly; debilitated by disease. 3. Debilitated by age or decline of life. 4. Not full or loud; as a feeble voice or sound. 5. Wanting force or vigor; as feeble efforts. 6. Not bright or strong; faint; imperfect; as feeble light; feeble colors. 7. Not strong or vigorous; as feeble powers of mind. 8. Not vehement or rapid; slow; as feeble motion. FEE'BLE, verb transitive To weaken. [Not used. See Enfeeble.]
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