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

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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

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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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