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  1. 1. a. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To weaken; to enfeeble. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. Shak. 2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm judgment." Burke. Infirm of purpose! Shak. 3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious. He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground. South. Syn. -- Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled; irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. Source: webster
  8. 8. To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. Source: adambom
  9. 9. j:100 s. lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare Source: ecdict

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