as in weak
lacking bodily strength
feeble members of the congregation are not expected to stand or kneel during services
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Recent Examples of feeble
Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said when asked about the feeble pass-rush against Dallas.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
News of Obama and Biden’s relationship also comes after Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, slammed Obama for a clip of them at a fundraiser in the summer of 2024, where Obama took Biden by the arm to lead him offstage—an action that Hunter believed made Biden look feeble.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Nov. 2025
And the corporation’s response to the row was feeble at best, enabling conservative critics to advance their long-running campaign against the broadcaster.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
And honestly, what could be more feeble?
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeble
Adjective
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New orders contracted for a fourth month and export bookings remained weak, based on the ISM data.—
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Getting too little of either can lead to weak, brittle bones, and too much can also cause problems (like kidney stones or nausea).—
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Lord & Taylor shut all its stores in 2019 after HBC sold the weakened retailer, and Hudson’s Bay in Canada liquidated last year, ending its 355-year run.—
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Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in infants, young children, older people, pregnant persons, and those with weakened immune systems.—
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With elderly patients, particularly those who are cognitively impaired and frail, that can be challenging.—
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However, the bacteria can cause serious, potentially fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.—
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“Feeble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeble. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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