| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
not strong; ineffective |
| Synonyms: |
aged, ailing,
chicken*,
debilitated,
decrepit,
delicate, doddering, dopey,
effete, emasculated,
enervated, enfeebled, etiolated,
exhausted,
failing,
faint, flabby,
flat,
fragile,
frail,
gentle,
helpless,
impotent,
inadequate,
incompetent,
indecisive,
ineffectual,
inefficient, infirm,
insubstantial,
insufficient,
lame,
languid,
low, out of gas,
paltry,
poor,
powerless, puny, sapless, sickly,
slight, strengthless,
tame,
thin, unconvincing, vitiated,
weak, weakened, weakly, wimpy, woozy,
zero*
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| Antonyms: |
able, effective, hardy, healthy, hearty, powerful, solid, sound, strong
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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