1
: of poor or deteriorated vitality
especially
: feeble from age
2
: weak of mind, will, or character : irresolute, vacillating
3
: not solid or stable : insecure
infirmly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of infirm in a Sentence
The clinic provides free care for elderly and infirm people who lack health insurance.
the elderly and infirm have to be especially careful during the winter months
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The team’s droll, imperturbable manager, Dave Roberts, spent much of his summer issuing medical briefings on infirm pitchers.
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
However, unless the patient/resident is so infirm that he or she can’t be moved, nothing prevents a son, daughter or grandchild from taking their relative out for a nice brunch, lunch or dinner.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
The final version of the report has a higher price tag than the draft The Times published last month, primarily due to the addition of the higher level of care facilities, which officials say are needed for a population that’s increasingly infirm.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Some Native American tribes did leave voluntarily; many of them, however, were transported by private contractors who kept the cost of moving people as low as possible by denying them any medical care and by forcing the old and infirm to march on foot, resulting in untold suffering and death.
—David Treuer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
However, unless the patient/resident is so infirm that he or she can’t be moved, nothing prevents a son, daughter or grandchild from taking their relative out for a nice brunch, lunch or dinner.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
The final version of the report has a higher price tag than the draft The Times published last month, primarily due to the addition of the higher level of care facilities, which officials say are needed for a population that’s increasingly infirm.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Some Native American tribes did leave voluntarily; many of them, however, were transported by private contractors who kept the cost of moving people as low as possible by denying them any medical care and by forcing the old and infirm to march on foot, resulting in untold suffering and death.
—David Treuer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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“Infirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirm. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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infirm
adjective
in·firm
in-ˈfərm 
: weak or frail in body (as from age or disease)
Medical Definition
infirm
adjective
in·firm
in-ˈfərm
: of poor or deteriorated vitality
especially
: feeble from age
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