debile

See also: débile

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French débile (“weak”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin debilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈbɪəɫ/

Adjective

debile (comparative more debile, superlative most debile)

1. (obsolete) Weak; feeble.
   • about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito

     So, then, it was no surprise to the ranchhold when the buckboard spun to the door, and Raidler took up his debile protege like a handful of rags and set him down upon the gallery.

Anagrams

• belied, edible

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German

Adjective

debile

1. inflection of debil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin debilis. Compare debole.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) weak

Synonyms

• debole

Related terms

• debilità

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) dēbile

1. nominative neuter singular of dēbilis
2. accusative neuter singular of dēbilis
3. vocative neuter singular of dēbilis

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Polish

Noun

debile

1. nominative/vocative plural of debil