Infirm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Weak in body, especially from old age or disease; feeble. See Synonyms at weak.
  • adj. Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute.
  • adj. Not strong or stable; shaky: an infirm support.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Weak or ill, not in good health.
  • adj. insecure; irresolute
  • adj. frail; unstable
  • v. To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble
  • adj. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating.
  • adj. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
  • v. To weaken; to enfeeble.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not firm, stable, or strong; lacking stability or solidity; faltering; feeble: as, an infirm support; an infirm judgment.
  • Specifically Not sound in health; impaired in health or vitality; enfeebled; weak: as, infirm in body or constitution.
  • Voidable; obnoxious to legal objection that may destroy apparent efficacy.
  • To weaken; enfeeble.
  • To make less firm or certain; render doubtful, questionable, or dubious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  • adj. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
  • Equivalent
    frail    irresolute   
    Antonym
    confirm   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sickly    vacillating    debilitated    irresolute    enfeebled    weak    imbecile    decrepit    feeble    insecure   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Germ    Herm    affirm    berm    confirm    ferm    firm    germ    herm    long-term   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    decrepit    indisposed    diseased    frail    lame    distraught    maim    deaf    deform    friendless