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   Feeble , a. [Compar. Feebler ; superl. Feeblest .] [OE. feble, OF. feble, flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep.  Cf. Foible.]
   Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
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   Carried all the feeble of them upon asses.
   2 Chron. xxviii. 15.
   
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   Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. “A lady's feeble voice.”  
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   Feeble, v. t. To make feble; to enfeeble. [Obs.]
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   Shall that victorious hand be feebled here?
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