infirm

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In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

And the death of his elderly, infirm father, King Salman, could soon bring succession issues to the fore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Staples literally got the sick and infirm to stand up.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025

Yurchenkove, like all the border villages, had only a few elderly or infirm civilians.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

“I’ll always help the needy and infirm, ma’am. Here’s a dollar. That’ll buy a couple of watermelons and keep you going for a couple of days.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy