infirm 音标拼音: [ɪnf'ɚm]
a . 弱的,虚弱的,柔弱的
弱的,虚弱的,柔弱的
infirm adj 1 :
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality ; "
a feeble old woman "; "
her body looked sapless " [
synonym :
{
decrepit }, {
debile }, {
feeble }, {
infirm }, {
rickety },
{
sapless }, {
weak }, {
weakly }]
2 :
lacking firmness of will or character or purpose ; "
infirm of purpose ;
give me the daggers " -
Shakespeare Infirm \
In *
firm "\ ([
i ^]
n *
f [~
e ]
rm "),
a . [
L .
infirmus :
cf .
F .
infirme .
See {
In -}
not ,
and {
Firm },
a .]
1 .
Not firm or sound ;
weak ;
feeble ;
as ,
an infirm body ;
an infirm constitution .
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1913 Webster ]
A poor ,
infirm ,
weak ,
and despised old man . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Weak of mind or will ;
irresolute ;
vacillating . "
An infirm judgment ." --
Burke .
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1913 Webster ]
Infirm of purpose ! --
Shak .
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3 .
Not solid or stable ;
insecure ;
precarious .
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1913 Webster ]
He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground . --
South .
Syn :
Debilitated ;
sickly ;
feeble ;
decrepit ;
weak ;
enfeebled ;
irresolute ;
vacillating ;
imbecile .
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1913 Webster ]
Infirm \
In *
firm "\,
v .
t . [
L .
infirmare :
cf .
F .
infirmer .]
To weaken ;
to enfeeble . [
Obs .] --
Sir W .
Raleigh .
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1913 Webster ]
202 Moby Thesaurus words for "
infirm ":
Adamic ,
abulic ,
adrift ,
afloat ,
afraid ,
ailing ,
alternating ,
amorphous ,
anile ,
backsliding ,
cachectic ,
capricious ,
carnal ,
changeable ,
changeful ,
cowardly ,
crabbed ,
crippled ,
crumbling ,
dangerous ,
debilitated ,
decrepit ,
desultory ,
deviable ,
disintegrating ,
dizzy ,
doddered ,
doddering ,
doddery ,
drained ,
eccentric ,
enervated ,
enfeebled ,
erratic ,
erring ,
exhausted ,
failing ,
faint ,
fainthearted ,
fallen ,
faltering ,
fast and loose ,
feeble ,
feebleminded ,
fickle ,
fitful ,
fleshly ,
flickering ,
flighty ,
flimsy ,
flitting ,
fluctuating ,
fossilized ,
fragile ,
frail ,
freakish ,
gerontal ,
gerontic ,
giddy ,
hazardous ,
healthless ,
ill ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
impure ,
in poor health ,
inconsistent ,
inconstant ,
indecisive ,
indisposed ,
insecure ,
insubstantial ,
invalid ,
invertebrate ,
irregular ,
irresolute ,
irresponsible ,
lame ,
languishing ,
lapsed ,
mazy ,
mercurial ,
moody ,
moribund ,
mossbacked ,
moth -
eaten ,
mummylike ,
of easy virtue ,
on the decline ,
pale ,
palsied ,
papery -
skinned ,
peaked ,
peaky ,
peccable ,
perilous ,
pliable ,
poor ,
poorish ,
postlapsarian ,
precarious ,
prodigal ,
provisional ,
rambling ,
ravaged with age ,
recidivist ,
recidivistic ,
reduced ,
reduced in health ,
restless ,
rickety ,
risky ,
rotten ,
rotten at ,
roving ,
run to seed ,
run -
down ,
rusty ,
scatterbrained ,
senile ,
shaky ,
shapeless ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
shriveled ,
shuffling ,
sick ,
sickly ,
slippery ,
soft ,
spasmodic ,
spineless ,
stricken in years ,
temporary ,
tentative ,
ticklish ,
timeworn ,
tottering ,
tottery ,
treacherous ,
unaccountable ,
unangelic ,
uncertain ,
unchaste ,
unclean ,
uncontrolled ,
undependable ,
undisciplined ,
unfaithworthy ,
unfirm ,
unfixed ,
ungodly ,
ungood ,
unhealthy ,
unpredictable ,
unreliable ,
unrestrained ,
unrighteous ,
unsaintly ,
unsettled ,
unsolid ,
unsound ,
unstable ,
unstable as water ,
unstaid ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unsturdy ,
unsubstantial ,
unsure ,
untrustworthy ,
unvirtuous ,
unwell ,
vacillating ,
vagrant ,
valetudinarian ,
valetudinary ,
variable ,
vicissitudinary ,
vicissitudinous ,
virtueless ,
volatile ,
wandering ,
wanton ,
wasted ,
wavering ,
wavery ,
wavy ,
wayward ,
weak ,
weak -
kneed ,
weak -
minded ,
weak -
willed ,
weakened ,
weakly ,
whimsical ,
wishy -
washy ,
with low resistance ,
withered ,
wizened ,
wobbling ,
wobbly
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INFIRM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or disabling illness
INFIRM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com INFIRM definition: feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing See examples of infirm used in a sentence
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INFIRM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary INFIRM meaning: 1 ill or needing care, especially for long periods and often because of old age: 2 people who… Learn more
Infirm - definition of infirm by The Free Dictionary 1 Weak in body or mind, especially from old age or disease See Synonyms at weak 2 Not strong or stable; shaky: an infirm foundation 3 Archaic Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute
INFIRM definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary The infirm are people who are infirm We are here to protect and assist the weak and infirm
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Infirm - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com To be infirm is to be physically weak If your great grandmother can't get around without a walker or a wheelchair, you might describe her as infirm
What does infirm mean? - Definitions. net Infirm generally refers to someone who is physically weak or frail, often due to age or illness This term can also be used to describe something that is not stable or firm