Infirm
Pronunciation : In*firm"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L.infirmus: cf.F.infirme. See In- not, and Firm, a.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In*firm"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. infirmare : cf. F.infirmer.]
Definition : Defn: To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913