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Infirm vs Wark - What's the difference?

infirm | wark |

As verbs the difference between infirm and wark

is that infirm is to contradict, to provide proof that something is not while wark is to be in pain; ache.

As an adjective infirm

is weak or ill, not in good health.

As a noun wark is

pain; ache.

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)

    wark

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) werk, warch, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pain; ache.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) werken, warchen, from (etyl) . See above.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be in pain; ache.

    • Etymology 3

    See work.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, chiefly, Scotland) A building.
    • (Spenser)
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