Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-FIRM'
IN-FIRM', a. [inferm'; Fr. infirme; L. infirmus; in and firmus.]
- Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an in firm body; an infirm constitution.
- Weak of mind; irresolute; as, infirm of purpose. – Shak.
- Not solid or stable. He who fixes on false principles, treads on infirm ground. – South.
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