DEBILE

decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly

(adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; “a feeble old woman”; “her body looked sapless”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

debile (comparative more debile, superlative most debile)

(obsolete) Weak; feeble.

Anagrams

• belied, edible

Source: Wiktionary


Deb"ile, a. Etym: [L. debilis: cf. F. débile. See Debility.]

Definition: Weak. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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