Word Meanings - INFIRMLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
In an infirm manner.
Related words: (words related to INFIRMLY)
- MANNERIST
One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism. - MANNERISM
Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural - INFIRMNESS
Infirmity; feebleness. Boyle. - INFIRMARIAN
A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution. - INFIRMARY
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated. - INFIRMLY
In an infirm manner. - MANNERLINESS
The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale. - INFIRMITY
1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind. 'T is the infirmity of his age. Shak. 2. A personal frailty or failing; - INFIRM
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. "An infirm judgment." Burke. Infirm of purpose! Shak. 3. Not solid - MANNERED
1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style - INFIRMATORY
An infirmary. - MANNER
manual, skillful, handy, fr. LL. manarius, for L. manuarius 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner - INFIRMATIVE
Weakening; annulling, or tending to make void. - MANNERCHOR
A German men's chorus or singing club. - MANNERLY
Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak. - UNMANNERLY
Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv. - OVERMANNER
In an excessive manner; excessively. Wiclif. - ILL-MANNERED
Impolite; rude. - WELL-MANNERED
Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. Dryden.