| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fee·ble |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f  b l |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: fee·bler, fee·blest
1a. Lacking strength; weak. b. Indicating weakness. 2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. See synonyms at weak. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English feble, from Old French, from Latin flbilis, lamentable, from flre, to weep. | | OTHER FORMS: | feeble·ness —NOUN
feebly —ADVERB
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