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Infirm vs Infirmed - What's the difference?

infirm | infirmed |

As verbs the difference between infirm and infirmed

is that infirm is to contradict, to provide proof that something is not while infirmed is past tense of infirm.

As an adjective infirm

is weak or ill, not in good health.

infirm

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Weak or ill, not in good health.
  • He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A poor, infirm , weak, and despised old man.
  • Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
  • * Burke
  • An infirm judgment.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Infirm of purpose!
  • Fail; unstable; insecure.
  • * South
  • He who fixes on false principles treads on infirm ground.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
  • The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    infirmed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (infirm)

  • infirm

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Weak or ill, not in good health.
  • He was infirm of body but still keen of mind, and though it looked like he couldn't walk across the room, he crushed me in debate.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A poor, infirm , weak, and despised old man.
  • Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
  • * Burke
  • An infirm judgment.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Infirm of purpose!
  • Fail; unstable; insecure.
  • * South
  • He who fixes on false principles treads on infirm ground.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To contradict, to provide proof that something is not.
  • The thought is that you see an episode of observation, experiment, or reasoning as confirming or infirming a hypothesis depending on whether your probability for it increases or decreases during the episode.

    Antonyms

    * (l)