infirm

Adjective Satellite

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; - Shakespeare
- "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers"

Adj

Weak or ill, not in good health.
Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
Frail; unstable; insecure.

Verb

To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

Examples

"He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate."
"The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode."

Origin / Etymology

* The noun is from Middle English infirme, from Latin infirmus (“weak, feeble”).
* The verb is from Latin īnfirmāre.

Synonyms

crank, debile, decrepit, disconfirm, feeble, ill, rickety, sapless, sick, unwell, weak, weakly

Antonyms

confirm

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

infirm is a valid Words With Friends word