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

Humanoid robots could assist the elderly or infirm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Staples literally got the sick and infirm to stand up.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025

The daughter wondered aloud whether the authorities should force out the unwilling, especially residents who are old or infirm.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

One glance at Betsie’s pallid face and fragile form, and the matron waved her contemptuously back inside the barracks where the elderly and infirm spent the day sewing prison uniforms.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom