Feebless

/ˈfiːbləs/ adjective

Definition

A rare or archaic form meaning without weakness or not feeble (the opposite of feeble).

Etymology

Constructed from 'feeble' with the suffix '-less' (meaning without), creating a negation that was occasionally used in Middle English and Early Modern English but is virtually obsolete today.

Kelly Says

This word is almost extinct in modern English, but it shows how speakers once tried to create opposites by simply adding '-less' to any word—a process that mostly stopped working because we preferred 'strong' over 'weakless'.

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