infirm

  • 21infirm — Weak, feeble. Lacking moral character or weak of health. The testimony of an infirm witness may be taken de bene esse in some circumstances. See also incapacity …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22infirm — Weak, feeble. Lacking moral character or weak of health. The testimony of an infirm witness may be taken de bene esse in some circumstances. See also incapacity …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23infirm of purpose — index irresolute, irresponsible, noncommittal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24infirm worker — /ˌɪnfɜm ˈwɜkə/ (say .inferm werkuh) noun a worker who is certified as infirm and therefore entitled to earn less than the normal minimum rate prescribed for his or her classification …

  • 25infirm — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin infirmus, from in + firmus firm Date: 14th century 1. of poor or deteriorated vitality; especially feeble from age 2. weak of mind, will, or character ; irresolute, vacillating 3. not solid or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26infirm — Weak or feeble because of old age or disease. [L. in firmus, fr. in neg. + firmus, strong] * * * in·firm in fərm adj of poor or deteriorated vitality esp feeble from age * * * in·firm (in firmґ) weak; feeble, as from disease or old age …

    Medical dictionary

  • 27infirm — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ mentally, physically …

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  • 28infirm — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, abulic, adrift, afloat, afraid, ailing, alternating, amorphous, anile, backsliding, cachectic, capricious, carnal, changeable, changeful, cowardly, crabbed, crippled, crumbling, dangerous, debilitated, decrepit …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29infírm — adj. m., s. m., pl. infírmi; f. sg. infírmã, pl. infírme …

    Romanian orthography

  • 30infirm — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sick] Syn. decrepit, ill, anemic; see sick . 2. [Weak] Syn. delicate, faint, decrepit, feeble; see weak 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at weak . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. weak, feeble, sick, faint, shaky, fragile,… …

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