INFIRM Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word infirm. (close relations)
infirmity
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| decrepit | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||
| weak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||
| debilitated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking energy or vitality | ||||||
| delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||
| frail | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • physically weak noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||||||
| unsteady | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • subject to change or variation adjective satellite • not firmly or solidly positioned | ||||||
| debile | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| rickety | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| sapless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry | ||||||
| weakly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| disconfirm | verbv | |||||
verb • To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid. | ||||||
