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Thesaurus: infirm

Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution.

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  1. a. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution.
  2. a. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating.
  3. a. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
  4. v. t. To weaken; to enfeeble.
  5. adj. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  6. adj. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
  7. j:100 s. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare