Thesaurus / infirmity
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Page asked each candidate whether they had discussed the issue of age and infirmity with the presidential standard-bearers.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: HIGHLIGHTS AND FACT-CHECKSCOLBY ITKOWITZ, ANNE GEARAN, MATT VISER, FELICIA SONMEZ, JOHN WAGNEROCTOBER 8, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThere remain still the uncounted thousands who by accident or illness, age or infirmity, are unable to maintain themselves.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKIf he declines, or shews the least infirmity of purpose, he will be drugged and taken home that way.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITERobin the gardener brought up the rear, his body all shaking with his infirmity, and showing the divine stigmata on his hands.
THE MERRIE TALES OF JACQUES TOURNEBROCHEANATOLE FRANCEPeter was not lame; but his father, by reason of that infirmity had received the nick-name which his son preserved.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEWoman's prescriptive infirmity had stalked into the sunlight, which had clothed it in the freshness of an originality.
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWDTHOMAS HARDYThere was probably considerable ground for all the allegations, except, perhaps, that of infirmity in purpose.
GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN. VOL. 3 OF 8VARIOUSShe could mount and descend the stairs as lightly as a bird, in spite of her infirmity.
ERNEST LINWOODCAROLINE LEE HENTZThere ensued also at this early stage a great infirmity of purpose, from which I still suffer to this day.
THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE CHILDALBERT MOLLFrom our daily lot falls off every weed of care,from our heart-friends every speck and stain of earthly infirmity.
THE MINISTER'S WOOINGHARRIET BEECHER STOWEWORDS RELATED TO INFIRMITY
- abuse
- affection
- affliction
- ailment
- badness
- complaint
- condition
- cruelty
- damage
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- destruction
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- disorder
- evil
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