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Word entry · 8 letters

debility

Best crossword clue

"Frailty"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈbɪlɪti/Part of speech nounSorted bdeiiltyStarts with DEnds with Y2 clues
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Definitions

  1. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

Word origin

From Middle English debylite, from Old French debilité (French débilité), from Latin dēbilitās (“weakness”), from dēbilis (“weak”), from dē- + habilis (“able”).

Used in a sentence

  • […] and is the onlie laſt remedie for all debilities which haue long vexed the body through a hote diſtemper of the Lever, ſuch as a hote Gutte; it allayeth all Inflamations inward & outward.
  • I was struck besides with the shocking expression of his face, with his remarkable combination of great muscular activity and great apparent debility of constitution
  • At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Frailty8 letters
02Bodily weakness8 letters

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