infirm English

Meaning infirm meaning

What does infirm mean?

infirm

— adjective lacking firmness of will or character or purpose infirm of purpose; give me the daggers — Shakespeare

— adjective (= feeble, sapless) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality a feeble old woman her body looked sapless

Synonyms infirm synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as infirm?

infirm English » English

weak

feeble

frail

sick

decrepit

sickly

decayed

weakly

old

faint

disabled

unsteady

unstable

insecure

fragile

delicate

wonky

washy

tired

sluggish

slight

sapless

run-down

rickety

prostrate

patient

languorous

languid

indecisive

ill

groggy

frangible

flabby

fatigued

exhausted

droopy

drooping

debile

brittle

breakable

ailing

aged

wobbly

weakened

weak-willed

wabbly

valetudinarian

unwell

unverifiable

unsure

Topics infirm topics

What do people use infirm to talk about?

Person Body condition

Weak

• What words describe someone who is weak because of being old or sick?
  feeble frail fragile shaky unsteady infirm anemic debilitated unsound

Person Healthy

Sick

• What words describe a person who is sick?
  ill sick unwell infirm look like death warmed over unhealthy ailing diseased incapacitated indisposed laid up