1 (weak) [+person, cry, protest] débil; [+smile, laugh] lánguido; débil; [+light] tenue he was now very old and feeble Within was shadow, and a dim feeble light from a little lamp A foreign ship passed only 50 yards away in poor light and did not hear or ignored the feeble cries directed at it After a feeble protest, he allowed himself to be led away ... said Hunter, managing to raise a wan and feeble smile
2 (ineffective) [+effort, attempt, resistance] débil; [+excuse, argument] poco convincente; flojo; [+joke] soso It was a feeble attempt at a joke it was a gap which was never filled # at least not until a feeble attempt was made to do something about it It was a feeble attempt to assuage his own guilt There have been feeble efforts in the past to redistribute land in Ecuador They made a feeble resistance, shooting wildly, and the survivors took to their heels I couldn't believe she was making these feeble excuses to me I don't have all night to wait for your feeble excuses he has not stood up in public and distanced himself from this feeble argument the most feeble argument the hunting lobby has advanced is that their curtailed pleasures will lead to unemployment he attempted a joke but it came out sounding pretty feeble. Nobody laughed He forced a smile, glancing around, and tried a feeble joke Bonar's support and sympathy did not prevent Haig from scorning him as a "feeble man" who "failed to realise the urgent need for immediate and energetic action"
