Debile
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɛˈbiːl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Debile is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Weak; feeble.
Meaning
(obsolete) Weak; feeble.
More Meanings
- (historical) Having debilism.
- (historical) A person with debilism.
Example Sentences
Cretins are debile, hard of hearing, and small in stature.
‘Debile’ patients suffered from moderate mental retardation or learning difficulty.
Oligophrenes (debiles) are taught in special schools in the maintenance of the Ministry of Public Education of the R.S.F.S.R.
So, then, it was no surprise to the ranchhold when the buckboard spun to the door, and Raidler took up his debile protégé like a handful of rags and set him down upon the gallery.
Word Forms
- debiles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weaksome, simple, forcible-feeble, feeblish, feeblesome, pale.
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