Infirm

a.	1.	Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an infirm constitution. A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. - Shak.
	2.	Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. Infirm of purpose! - Shak.
	3.	Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious. He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground. - South.
v. t.	1.	To weaken; to enfeeble.

Adj.	1.	infirm - confined to bed (by illness) Synonyms: bedfast, bedrid, bedridden, sick-abed
	2.	infirm - lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" Synonyms: debile, sapless, weakly, decrepit, feeble, weak
	3.	infirm - lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare
	4.	infirm - weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today" Synonyms: enfeebled, debilitated, seedy

INFIRM. Weak, feeble.
     2. When a witness is infirm to an extent likely to destroy his life, or to prevent his attendance at the trial, his testimony de bene esge may be taken at any age. 1 P. Will. 117; see Aged witness.; Going witness.

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