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feeble
What does feeble mean?
feeble (adjective): lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce feeble?
/ˈfibəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does feeble come from?
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “feeble” mean?
without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving
Not quite: that's what restless means.
adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
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lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint
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of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
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