feeble
Lacking any vigor
Feeble means weak, lacking strength or force.
A feeble old man struggles to walk; a feeble excuse fails to convince.
The word suggests inadequacy—something feeble falls short of what's needed: a feeble attempt, a feeble handshake, feeble resistance.
Feeble often carries a note of contempt when applied to efforts or arguments.
Weak and breakable
- infirmWeak in body
- weakLacking power or force
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- decrepitWorn by age
fragile · tottering · unsteady · wobbly · shaky · faltering · doddering · helpless
Low in light
- faintWeak and indistinct
- weakLacking power or force
- paleLacking color intensity
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
vague · hazy · shadowy · muffled · whisper · murmur · glimmer · flicker
Lacking power or force
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
- lameWeak or limping
- patheticArousing scornful pity
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
insufficient · flimsy · insubstantial · halfhearted · lackluster · uninspired · unpersuasive · meager
Lean from deprivation
- haggardExhausted in appearance
- wastedUsed without good result
- skeletalOf or like bones
- emaciatedAbnormally wasted from hunger
undernourished · starved · wizened · shriveled · shrunken · wan · pallid · hollow-eyed
In poor health
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
- invalidWithout legal force
- sicklyProne to poor health
- unwellExperiencing poor health
poorly · disabled · crippled · palsied · incontinent · tubercular · convalescing · recuperating
Advanced in age
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- senileMentally impaired by age
- dotageAge-related mental weakness
- decliningDecreasing in strength
deteriorating · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · pensioner · silver-haired · senescence · venerable
Humbly unassertive
- timorousShowing nervous apprehension
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- cowardlyWithout bravery or nerve
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
indecisive · submissive · unassertive · hesitant · diffident · pusillanimous · fainthearted · lily-livered
frail
Weak and breakable
- infirmWeak in body
- weakLacking power or force
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
decrepit · fragile · tottering · unsteady · wobbly · shaky · faltering · doddering · helpless · powerless
dim
Low in light
indistinct · vague · hazy · shadowy · muffled · whisper · murmur · glimmer · flicker · subdued
weak
Lacking power or force
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
- lameWeak or limping
- patheticArousing scornful pity
inadequate · insufficient · flimsy · insubstantial · halfhearted · lackluster · uninspired · unpersuasive · meager · paltry
gaunt
Lean from deprivation
emaciated · undernourished · starved · wizened · shriveled · shrunken · wan · pallid · hollow-eyed · sunken
ailing
In poor health
unwell · poorly · disabled · crippled · palsied · incontinent · tubercular · convalescing · recuperating · afflicted
elderly
Advanced in age
declining · deteriorating · octogenarian · nonagenarian · centenarian · pensioner · silver-haired · senescence · venerable · aging
meek
Humbly unassertive
- timorousShowing nervous apprehension
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- cowardlyWithout bravery or nerve
irresolute · indecisive · submissive · unassertive · hesitant · diffident · pusillanimous · fainthearted · lily-livered · weak-willed
- intensity levelshigh, low, moderate, medium, intense
- strength wordsstrong, powerful, mighty, potent, robust
- weakweak, frail, fragile, faint, flimsy
- Skateboardingskateboard, ollie, skateboarding, kickflip, grind
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated
- Mercalli Scaleslight, moderate, strong, destructive, ruinous
feebleforceful
Exerting strong pressure
powerful · effective · compelling · potent · convincing
feebleness, feebly, enfeeble, enfeebled, feebler, feeblest, enfeebling, enfeebles