as in weak
lacking bodily strength
feeble members of the congregation are not expected to stand or kneel during services
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as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
the patient felt a lingering feebleness in the weeks following her heart surgery
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Recent Examples of feeble
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Alex lived strong, died well, gave birth to a pivotal Dutton baby, dumped her feeble aristo fiancé for Spencer, and gave viewers a love story saga.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Some deals hint at a relatively robust multifamily residential sector while other transactions suggest feeble property values.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Li chronicles many feeble efforts to acknowledge the magnitude of her suffering; parts of her book are a kind of etiquette guide.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Salvi’s wife, Kathy, current chair of the statewide GOP, has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild what is a feeble Republican Party in deep-blue Illinois.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Alex lived strong, died well, gave birth to a pivotal Dutton baby, dumped her feeble aristo fiancé for Spencer, and gave viewers a love story saga.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Some deals hint at a relatively robust multifamily residential sector while other transactions suggest feeble property values.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Li chronicles many feeble efforts to acknowledge the magnitude of her suffering; parts of her book are a kind of etiquette guide.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeble
Adjective
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The report also included a number of ‘weak’ odor sources observed during the study, including odors emanating from the Curaleaf cannabis facility on Britt Road and Goldflower Cannabis facility on Niles Road.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Thompson’s brother Maurice, who allegedly drove the chasing Chevrolet Equinox, was granted bail in October — indicating a potentially weak case.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Without the puck, Nurse and Bouchard have the same weakness (read and react, wandering).—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But for many military families, seeking help is seen as a sign of weakness.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The cost of this mental churning extends beyond personal exhaustion.—
Melody Wilding,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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In addition to exhaustion and dehydration, mountaineers can also find themselves at risk of avalanches, hypothermia and falling.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Remembering Pope Francis, a leader known for change Pope Francis' death comes just one day after the frail but determined pontiff greeted thousands after Easter Mass in his open-air popemobile.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Going on multiple dates with multiple people via apps that are more or less pretty similar is going to cause some kind of fatigue.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 May 2025
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The surveys also tested the participants’ psychopathologies, including their risk of common mental health conditions and of specific symptoms, like fear, fatigue, sleeplessness, and inattention.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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“Feeble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeble. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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