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INFIRM
infirm
(adjective) lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; “infirm of purpose; give me the daggers” - Shakespeare
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
infirm (comparative infirmer, superlative infirmest)
Weak or ill, not in good health.
Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
Frail; unstable; insecure.
Verb
infirm (third-person singular simple present infirms, present participle infirming, simple past and past participle infirmed)
To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
Synonyms
• disconfirm
Antonyms
• confirm
Anagrams
• Firmin
Source: Wiktionary
In*firm", a. Etym: [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. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. Shak.
2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm judgment." Burke. Infirm of purpose! Shak.
3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious. He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground. South.
Syn.
– Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
In*firm", v. t. Etym: [L. infirmare : cf. F.infirmer.]
Definition: To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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