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infirm
(encz) | infirm,churavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
infirm
(encz) | infirm,nepevný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Infirm
(gcide) | Infirm \In*firm"\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"), a. [L. infirmus: cf. F.
infirme. See In- not, and Firm, a.]
1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an
infirm constitution.
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A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak.
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2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm
judgment." --Burke.
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Infirm of purpose! --Shak.
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3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
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He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm
ground. --South.
Syn: Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled;
irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
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Infirm
(gcide) | Infirm \In*firm"\, v. t. [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.]
To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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infirm
(wn) | infirm
adj 1: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a
feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" [syn:
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety,
sapless, weak, weakly]
2: lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of
purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare |
INFIRM
(bouvier) | INFIRM. Weak, feeble.
2. When a witness is infirm to an extent likely to destroy his life, or
to prevent his attendance at the trial, his testimony de bene esge may be
taken at any age. 1 P. Will. 117; see Aged witness.; Going witness.
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infirmaries
(encz) | infirmaries, |
infirmary
(encz) | infirmary,ošetřovna n: Zdeněk Brož |
infirmities
(encz) | infirmities, |
infirmity
(encz) | infirmity,neduživost n: Zdeněk Brožinfirmity,nemohoucnost n: Zdeněk Brožinfirmity,slabost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Infirm
(gcide) | Infirm \In*firm"\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"), a. [L. infirmus: cf. F.
infirme. See In- not, and Firm, a.]
1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an
infirm constitution.
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A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak.
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2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm
judgment." --Burke.
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Infirm of purpose! --Shak.
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3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.
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He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm
ground. --South.
Syn: Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled;
irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
[1913 Webster]Infirm \In*firm"\, v. t. [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.]
To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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Infirmarian
(gcide) | Infirmarian \In`fir*ma"ri*an\ ([i^]n`f[~e]r*m[=a]"r[i^]*an), n.
A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp.
in a monastic institution.
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Infirmaries
(gcide) | Infirmary \In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,
F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and
nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
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Infirmary
(gcide) | Infirmary \In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,
F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and
nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
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Infirmative
(gcide) | Infirmative \In*firm"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. infirmatif.]
Weakening; annulling, or tending to make void. [Obs.]
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Infirmatory
(gcide) | Infirmatory \In*firm"a*to*ry\, n.
An infirmary. [Obs.]
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Infirmities
(gcide) | Infirmity \In*firm"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infirmities. [L. infirmitas
: cf. F. infirmite. See Infirm, a.]
1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or
weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated
state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.
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'T is the infirmity of his age. --Shak.
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2. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a
weakness or defect.
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Will you be cured of your infirmity ? --Shak.
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A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.
--Shak.
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The house has also its infirmities. --Evelyn.
Syn: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing;
foible; defect; disease; malady. See Debility.
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Infirmity
(gcide) | Infirmity \In*firm"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infirmities. [L. infirmitas
: cf. F. infirmite. See Infirm, a.]
1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or
weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated
state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.
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'T is the infirmity of his age. --Shak.
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2. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a
weakness or defect.
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Will you be cured of your infirmity ? --Shak.
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A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.
--Shak.
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The house has also its infirmities. --Evelyn.
Syn: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing;
foible; defect; disease; malady. See Debility.
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Infirmly
(gcide) | Infirmly \In*firm"ly\, adv.
In an infirm manner.
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Infirmness
(gcide) | Infirmness \In*firm"ness\, n.
Infirmity; feebleness. --Boyle.
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infirmary
(wn) | infirmary
n 1: a health facility where patients receive treatment [syn:
hospital, infirmary] |
infirmity
(wn) | infirmity
n 1: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from
old age) [syn: infirmity, frailty, debility,
feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism] |
INFIRM
(bouvier) | INFIRM. Weak, feeble.
2. When a witness is infirm to an extent likely to destroy his life, or
to prevent his attendance at the trial, his testimony de bene esge may be
taken at any age. 1 P. Will. 117; see Aged witness.; Going witness.
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