1.
[syn: decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly]
2. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose;
- Example: "infirm of purpose give me the daggers" - Shakespeare;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infirm \In*firm"\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"), a. [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.
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A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak.
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2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm
judgment." --Burke.
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Infirm of purpose! --Shak.
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3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
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He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm
ground. --South.
Syn: Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled;
irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infirm \In*firm"\, v. t. [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.]
To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
infirm
adj 1: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a
feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn:
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety,
sapless, weak, weakly]
2: lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of
purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare