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1 infirm
[ɪn'fɜːm]прил.1)а) дряхлый, немощный, слабосильный, слабыйTheir father was infirm and old. — Их отец был немощен и стар.
Syn:б) повреждённый ( о части тела)2) слабовольный, слабохарактерный; нерешительный, колеблющийся, неуверенныйHe was infirm of purpose. — В нем не было целеустремленности.
Syn:3) неустойчивый, нетвёрдый, шаткий прям. и перен.The structure was damaged and therefore infirm. — Конструкция была повреждена и потому неустойчива.
Clearly the argument is infirm. — Понятно, что аргумент довольно шаткий.
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2 feeble
1. n книжн. слабость, слабое место, слабина2. n арх. слабый, хилый человек3. n слабая часть клинка4. a незначительный, ничтожный5. a слабый, хилый, немощныйfeeble heart and forceless hand — трусливое сердце и слабая рука;
6. a слабый, непрочный7. a бледный, невыразительныйfeeble work — бледное произведение, слабая работа
8. v арх. ослаблятьСинонимический ряд:1. faint (adj.) dim; faint; muted2. flimsy (adj.) flimsy; insubstantial; tenuous3. ineffective (adj.) feckless; impotent; ineffective; ineffectual; insufficient; meager; poor4. weak (adj.) debilitated; declining; decrepit; delicate; enervated; flimsy; fragile; frail; infirm; insignificant; insubstantial; puny; sickly; tenuous; unsound; unsubstantial; weak; weaklyАнтонимический ряд:abundant; active; clear; effective; effectual; firm; forceful; hale; hardy; healthy; hearty; muscular; powerful; robust; solid; strong; valid
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