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In a low or hushed volume or tone
“With a feeble murmur, her head drooped backward from a sudden spell of dizziness.”
Used to express necessity or inevitability
In a poor, unsatisfactory, or inadequate way
“It was certainly a feeble solution for a group that desperately needed protection.”
Adverb for lacking physical strength, especially due to illness or age
“When the time came for his arraignment, he was sick and feeble in bed, yet he was forced to rise.”
Adverb for mentally or physically weakened due to old age
“Corentin went back to the cab, and drove to his rooms to assume the disguise of a feeble old man, in a scanty greenish overcoat and a tow wig.”
Adverb for unstable, not securely built
“Human happiness is, at best, a building upon sand, and mine is a feeble structure, more so than you may suppose.”
Adverb for showing or displaying weakness of character or will
“Led by feeble and cowardly men, they made a farce out of Rand's heroic ideal.”
Adverb for failing to convince or impress
“Arnold offered a feeble excuse for his failure to appear.”
Adverb for small or low in amount, level or degree
“Their general habits of life require but a very feeble amount of aeration, especially at moderate temperatures.”
Adverb for lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion
Adverb for suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell
Adverb for bearing the characteristics of a simpleton, or someone who is uneducated
Adverb for not fixed in place tightly or firmly
Adverb for sentimental in an exaggerated or false way
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