Feebler

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Feeble \Fee"ble\ (f[=e]"b'l), a. [Compar. {Feebler} (-bl[~e]r);
     superl. {Feeblest} (-bl[e^]st).] [OE. feble, OF. feble,
     flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be
     wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep. Cf.
     {Foible}.]
     1. Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.


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              Carried all the feeble of them upon asses. --2
                                                    Chron. xxviii.
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     2. Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or
        expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.;
        faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. "A lady's feeble
        voice." --Shak.
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