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 issue of remote access was first raised by American relatives, who said many of them were too old or infirm to travel to Washington for the trial.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

Negotiating the puzzling, infirm terrain demanded unceasing concentration, an all-but-impossible feat in my punch-drunk state.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer