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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UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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