as in weak
lacking bodily strength
the elderly and infirm have to be especially careful during the winter months
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Recent Examples of infirm
Harper and Ullman said the younger women sometimes looked after elderly, infirm or penniless prisoners.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The patients, many aged and infirm, have been besieging lawmakers with meetings, calls and emails, pressing them to pass the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform, or SOAR, Act by the end of the year.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 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.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2024
The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The patients, many aged and infirm, have been besieging lawmakers with meetings, calls and emails, pressing them to pass the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform, or SOAR, Act by the end of the year.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 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.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2024
The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infirm
Adjective
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However, this same quantum state sensitivity makes these atoms ideal for detecting extremely weak signals.—
Paul Lipman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, the founders of the United States, fearful of tyranny, created a weak federal government that could barely impose taxes, let alone establish a national theater.—
Joanna Dee Das,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Obviously the risk of infection is increased in the immunocompromised and frail.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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In November, the pair found Cali in Mexico looking malnourished and frail.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Maresca’s post-match insistence that the Frenchman’s struggles are not down to a lack of effort felt as feeble and unconvincing as the sum of his contribution over 45 listless first-half minutes.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Back in Washington, some Democratic lawmakers are privately grumbling over what many in their base view as the Democratic leadership’s feeble response to Trump’s agenda.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Studies have found that the closures of local branches by larger and smaller banks across the U.S. have a disproportionate negative effect on those living in the country's rural areas, disabled people, individuals on low-income, and racially diverse communities.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The license is not required for Illinois residents who have a disability and a State of Illinois disabled ID card showing a Class 2 or 2A disability; have a Veterans Disability Card; or are residents on active military duty who are home on leave.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Infirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infirm. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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