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Traditional English :: feeble
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feebly.html - adj. 1 weak, infirm. 2 lacking energy, force, or effectiveness. 3 dim, indistinct. 4 deficient in character or intelligence. feebleness n. feeblish adj. feebly adv. [ME f. AF & OF feble, fieble, fleible f. L flebilis lamentable f. flere weep] |
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Traditional English :: feeble-minded
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feebly.html - adj. 1 unintelligent. 2 mentally deficient. feeble-mindedly adv. feeble-mindedness n. |
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Traditional English :: feeble
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feebly.html - adj. 1 weak, infirm. 2 lacking energy, force, or effectiveness. 3 dim, indistinct. 4 deficient in character or intelligence. feebleness n. feeblish adj. feebly adv. [ME f. AF & OF feble, fieble, fleible f. L flebilis lamentable f. flere weep] |
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Traditional English :: feeble-minded
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feebly.html - adj. 1 unintelligent. 2 mentally deficient. feeble-mindedly adv. feeble-mindedness n. |
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English Idioms :: feed
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feebly.html - See: BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CHICKEN FEED, OFF FEED or OFF ONE'S FEED, SPOON FEED. |
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English Idioms :: feed one to the wolves
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feebly.html - {v. phr.} 1. To turn someone into a scapegoat. * /In order to explain the situation to the media, the governor blamed the mayor and threw him to the wolves./ 2. To send into danger without protection. * /Mary was very shy. Her friends did not come to speak before the club in her place. They threw her to the wolves./ * /The boys on the football team were so small that when they played a good team they were thrown to the wolves./ |
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