Feeble vs Week - What's the difference?
feeble | week |
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
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, date=October 23
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, title=2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France
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Lacking force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; faint.
(obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.
Any period of seven consecutive days.
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A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.(rfex)
Seven days after ((sometimes) before) a specified date.
As an adjective feeble
is deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.As a verb feeble
is to make feeble; to enfeeble.As a noun week is
any period of seven consecutive days.feeble
English
Adjective
(er)- Though she appeared old and feeble , she could still throw a ball.
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- That was a feeble excuse for an example.