“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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