Definition of FEEBLE

feeble

Adjective Satellite

  • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
    • "a feeble excuse"
  • lacking strength or vigor
    • "feeble efforts"
    • "a feeble voice"
  • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
    • "a feeble old woman"
  • lacking strength; - Nathaniel Hawthorne

Adj

  • Deficient in physical strength.
  • Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

Verb

  • To make feeble; to enfeeble.

Examples

  • "That was a feeble excuse for an example."
  • "Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball."

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Anglo-Norman feblebor.
Middle English feble
English feeble
From Middle English feble, from Anglo-Norman feble (“weak, feeble”) (compare French faible), from Latin flēbilis (“tearful, mournful, lamentable”) by dissimilation, from fleō (“I weep, cry”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. Doublet of foible.

Scrabble Score: 11

feeble is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
feeble is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
feeble is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

feeble is a valid Words With Friends word