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infirmer

infirmer is the comparative form of infirm.

Meaning of infirm

Adjective

infirm (comparative infirmer, superlative infirmest)

  1. 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.
  2. Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
    • Infirm of purpose!
      Give me the daggers: […]c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  3. Frail; unstable; insecure.
    • He who fixes upon false Principles, treads upon Infirm ground, and so sinks […]1692–1717, Robert South, “The Practice of Religion Enforced by Reason”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London, page 3

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Questions about infirmer

What is infirmer the comparative form of?
Infirmer is the comparative form of infirm.

Words near infirmer in the dictionary

  1. infirmation
  2. infirmative
  3. infirmatories
  4. infirmatory
  5. infirmed
  6. infirmer
  7. infirmest
  8. infirming
  9. infirmitie
  10. infirmities
  11. infirmity

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