- 1very weak a feeble old man The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.
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- 2not effective; not showing determination or energy a feeble argument/excuse/joke a feeble attempt to explain
feeble
adjectiveNAmE//ˈfibl//
(feebler NAmE//ˈfiblər//
, feeblest NAmE//ˈfibləst//
)noun [uncountable]
NAmE//ˈfibli//
adverb He shook his head feebly.See feeble in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: feeble