Found 2 items, similar to infirm.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: infirm
infirm
adj 1: confined to bed (by illness) [syn:
bedfast,
bedridden,
bedrid,
sick-abed]
2: lacking physical strength or vitality;
“a feeble old woman”;
“her body looked sapless” [syn:
decrepit,
debile,
feeble,
sapless,
weak,
weakly]
3: lacking firmness of will or character or purpose;
“infirm of
purpose; give me the daggers” - Shakespeare
4: weak and feeble;
“I'm feeling seedy today” [syn:
debilitated,
enfeebled,
seedy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Infirm
Infirm
\In*firm"\, v. t. [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.]
To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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Infirm
\In*firm"\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"), a. [L. infirmus: cf. F.
infirme. See
In- not, and
Firm, a.]
1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an
infirm constitution.
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A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak.
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2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating.
“An infirm
judgment.” --Burke.
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Infirm of purpose! --Shak.
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3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
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He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm
ground. --South.
Syn: Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled;
irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
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