See feeble on Wiktionary
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"text": "Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.",
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"text": "Pent up in Utica he vainly forms\nA poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs,\nAnd, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs\nA feeble Army, and an empty Senate,\nRemnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.",
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"word": "ἀσθενής"
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"word": "imbecillus"
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"word": "ᡠᠶᠠᠨ"
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"word": "kraftlös"
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"sense": "deficient in physical strength",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "neprůbojný"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "chabý"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "zwak"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "heikko"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "dürftig"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "fiacco"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "flebile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "fievole"
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "vārgs"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "nespēcīgs"
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to plant growth",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "wētara"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "feble"
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "svak"
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "za'if",
"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "ضعیف"
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
"word": "endeble"
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"sense": "wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression",
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