feeble

Meaning

Adj

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

Verb

To make feeble; to enfeeble.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiːbəl/

Etymology

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.