feebler
Less strong now
Feebler is the comparative form of feeble, meaning weaker or more lacking in strength, force, or effectiveness.
A recovering patient may feel feebler than yesterday.
An argument can grow feebler with each repetition.
His excuses became feebler as the questioning continued.
physical
More easily broken
- weakerDiminished in force
- shakierMore unsteady or unstable
- unsteadierMore prone to wobbling
- wobblierMore prone to teetering
diminishing
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- decliningDecreasing in strength
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
weakening · lessening · flagging · deteriorating · degenerating · tapering · subsiding · abating
strength
Less perceptible, or swooner
frailer
More easily broken
- weakerDiminished in force
- shakierMore unsteady or unstable
- unsteadierMore prone to wobbling
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
dwindling · weakening · lessening · flagging · deteriorating · degenerating · tapering · subsiding · abating · slipping
fainter
Less perceptible, or swooner
sicker
Less well than before