debile

See also: débile

English

Etymology

From Middle French débile (weak), from Latin debilis

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɛˈbɪəɫ/

Adjective

debile (comparative more debile, superlative most debile)

  1. (obsolete) Weak; feeble.
    • about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
      So, then, it was no surprise to the ranchhold when the buckboard spun to the door, and Raidler took up his debile protege like a handful of rags and set him down upon the gallery.

Anagrams


German

Adjective

debile

  1. inflected form of debil

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis. Compare debole.

Adjective

debile (masculine and feminine plural debili)

  1. (obsolete) weak

Synonyms


Latin

Adjective

dēbile

  1. nominative neuter singular of dēbilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of dēbilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of dēbilis

Polish

Noun

debile

  1. Nominative and vocative plural of debil.
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