Infirm

Word INFIRM
Character 6
Hyphenation in firm
Pronunciations /ɪnˈfɝm/

Definitions and meanings of "Infirm"

What do we mean by infirm?

Weak in body or mind, especially from old age or disease. synonym: weak. adjective

Not strong or stable; shaky. adjective

Lacking firmness of will, character, or purpose; irresolute. adjective

To weaken; enfeeble.

To make less firm or certain; render doubtful, questionable, or dubious.

Not firm, stable, or strong; lacking stability or solidity; faltering; feeble: as, an infirm support; an infirm judgment.

Specifically Not sound in health; impaired in health or vitality; enfeebled; weak: as, infirm in body or constitution.

Voidable; obnoxious to legal objection that may destroy apparent efficacy.

Not firm or sound; weak; feeble adjective

Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. adjective

Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious. adjective

To weaken; to enfeeble. transitive verb

Weak or ill, not in good health. adjective

Insecure; irresolute adjective

Frail; unstable adjective

To contradict, to provide proof that something is not. verb

Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality adjective

Lacking firmness of will or character or purpose adjective

To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.

A state of being weak or ill over a long period of time, especially one caused by old age Urban Dictionary

Various facts and details dat da state and/or local government needs to obtain from a less-than-capable person to determine what benefits and assistance he qualifies for. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Infirm

The word "infirm" in example sentences

Now I read that being old and infirm is no bar to voting Obama, not even having advanced Alzheimers is a bar. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

Remote monitoring service will benefit the long-term infirm ❋ Unknown (2008)

I also want to identify with those who will be most adversely affected by the closures, namely the infirm and the elderly. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And Gates is frail and infirm, which is another justification for saying “elderly.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

They found many amusing things, but the care of the sick and the infirm was the first duty, and they had many willing helpers. ❋ Roger Thompson Finlay (N/A)

But there's a big difference between "elderly" and "infirm" - as the 70-year-old woman on the spin bike next to mine would quickly point out. ❋ By PHILIP GALANES (2011)

While the real flu is very likely to claim the lives of the young, weak, and infirm, which is a tragedy, the Swine Flu is much more likely to make them ill for three-to-four days, after which they will recover. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other franchises advised to mind their Ps and Qs due to the infirm are the Chicago Bulls ❋ Unknown (2008)

• Dick Weems, eleven and "infirm," was valued at only $25. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The age of Richard, who was considered "infirm" and therefore worthless, was not deemed significant enough to list. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His father was a farm labourer, and in 1861, aged 61, he was listed as "infirm". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Church attendance is, for example, an excellent measure of religious commitment in most cases, but for the elderly or infirm it can be misleading. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

More disturbing was their realization why a healthy teenager in excellent physical condition was felled by a disease most dangerous for infants and the aged or infirm: The strain of flu Lewis had been infected with was very similar to the one thought to have caused the 1918 flu pandemic, in which upward of 20 percent of everyone infected was killed. ❋ Seth Mnookin (2011)

| Private Reply good grief bubba! are you so infirm that ya gotta have somebody help ya with yer bags o 'spam and cheeze whiz? ❋ Unknown (2009)

They are trying to sell you a plan to put all the burden of getting our financial house in order on the middle class, the poor, the disadvantaged, the infirm and the elderly. ❋ Carolyn Maloney (2011)

Every one of you go home to Macedonia whether you are old and infirm or not. ❋ Philip Freeman (2011)

Infirmity-infirmities of [old age] ❋ Tanker2004 (2019)

I make sure to always have any and all relevant infirmation [handy] whenever I re-apply for [SSI] and [Food Stamps]. ❋ QuacksO (2023)

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