Feeble vs. Flabby — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Feeble and Flabby
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Feeble
Lacking bodily strength; weak
Too feeble to climb the hill.
Flabby
Soft and hanging loosely or in folds
A flabby belly.
Feeble
Having little intensity or strength; faint
Feeble light.
A feeble voice.
Flabby
Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight
He is very flabby around the waist.
Feeble
Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain
The castle's feeble defenses.
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Flabby
Lacking force, control, or effectiveness
"The stories will be filled with more action than plot.... There will be more clichéd lines, more flabby reaction shots, more slack and vacuous scenes" (Theodore Roszak).
Feeble
Lacking vigor or effectiveness; inadequate
A feeble attempt to apologize.
Flabby
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
Feeble
Showing little activity
A feeble housing market.
Flabby
(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
Feeble
Deficient in physical strength.
Though she appeared old and feeble, she could still throw a ball.
Flabby
(of writing, etc.) overwrought.
Feeble
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
That was a feeble excuse for an example.
Flabby
(math) Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
A flabby sheaf on a paracompact space
Feeble
(obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.
Flabby
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.
Feeble
Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.
Carried all the feeble of them upon asses.
Flabby
Lacking firmness or stiffness;
Flabby around the middle
Flaccid cheeks
Feeble
Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.; faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion.
Feeble
To make feble; to enfeeble.
Shall that victorious hand be feebled here?
Feeble
Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness;
A feeble excuse
A lame argument
Feeble
Lacking strength or vigor;
Damning with faint praise
Faint resistance
Feeble efforts
A feeble voice
Feeble
Lacking physical strength or vitality;
A feeble old woman
Her body looked sapless
Feeble
Lacking strength;
A weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude
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