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forcible feeble
ˈforcible ˈfeeble [after Shakespeare: see quot. 1597.] A feeble person who makes great pretence of vigour; also used attrib. or as adj.[1597 Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iii. ii. 179, Shal. Francis Feeble! Fee. Here, Sir.. Fal. I cannot put him to a priuate souldier, that is the Leader of so many thousands. L...
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feeble
▪ I. feeble, a. and n. (ˈfiːb(ə)l) Forms: 2–6 feble, (4 febele), 3–5 febul(l(e, 3–6 fieble, (4 fyble, 6 fybull), 4–6 feable, febil(l, -yl(e, 7 feoble, 6– feeble. Compar. 3 feblore; Superl. 4 fyebleste, 6 feobleste. [a. OF. feble, fieble, foible (mod. faible), later forms of fleible weak:—L. flēbilis...
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Adoraim
A loss of a first feeble letter is not uncommon and the form of Dora could be found as early as in several instances of Josephus writings. This is the first instance of forcible conversion in Jewish history."
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Compulsory sterilization of disabled people in the U.S. prison system
Bell (1927) reinforced this by allowing the sterilization of Carrie Buck, who was deemed as "feeble minded similarly to her mother". governors in states where compulsory sterilizations were performed have issued apologies and have began investigations into the cases of their citizen's forcible
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vigorous
vigorous, a. (ˈvɪgərəs) Forms: 4, 7 vigrous, 5 vygerous, 5–6 vigerous-, 7–9 poet. vig'rous; 5–6 vygorous (5 vygorowse, 6 -ouse; 5 Sc. wygorous-), 4– vigorous (5 vigorows-, Sc. wigorus-); 4, 6–7 vigourous. [a. AF. vigrus, vigerous, vigorouse, OF. vigorous, vigourous, vigoros, etc. (mod.F. vigoureux),...
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Baka (Japanese word)
Sanskrit mahallaka means "senile, feeble minded, stupid, decrepit" and comes from mūrkha (), meaning "dull, stupid, foolish, inexperienced; fool". Jack Seward recounts asking his language teacher "to prepare a list of the most stunning and forcible insults, pejoratives, and curses in Japanese", but
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ill-
ill- in combination. A. General uses. I. From ill adj. 1. a. In attributive relation: see ill a. 9; also ill blood, ill breeding, illfare, ill humour, ill luck, ill nature, ill-usage, ill will. b. Parasynthetic compounds: see 8. II. From ill n. 2. Objective and obj. genitive, as † ill-abearing (endu...
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Kilbride, County Wicklow
Moore, described by James Ambercromby as 'an orange lawyer of doubtful fame ' and by Richard Lalor Sheil as 'Sir Forcible Feeble', was an aggressive defender
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1957 in animation
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May 13: Mark Heap, English actor and comedian (voice of Eric Feeble in Stressed Eric). October 11: Dawn French, British actress, comedian, presenter and writer (voice of Miss Miriam Forcible in Coraline, Angie in Animals United, Sister Marie
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pluck
▪ I. pluck, n.1 (plʌk) Forms: see pluck v.; also 5 ploke, 7 (? pl.) plux. [f. pluck v., in a number of disconnected uses. Cf. Du., LG. pluk, plukk-, the act of plucking, that which is plucked, flock of wool, handful, LG. plock handful, flock.] I. 1. a. An act of plucking; a sudden sharp pull, a tug,...
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Kriangsak Chamanan
There was a feeble American attempt to maintain a residual force, but this was rejected with a certain amount of political fanfare by Kukrit Pramoj. Refoulement of Cambodian Refugees
Also during Chomaman premiership, it was speculated by an official that Thailand's government carried out the forcible
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extension
extension (ɛkˈstɛnʃən) Also 4–5 extencioun, 6 extencion, 6–7 extention. [The two forms extention (ME. extencioun) and extension are ad. L. extentiōn-em, extensiōn-em, n. of action f. extendĕre (pa. pples. extentus, -tensus) to extend.] 1. The action of forcibly stretching or straining; strained stat...
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Himmelkron Abbey
Margrave George, an early follower of Martin Luther, forced conversions to Protestantism and allowed a forcible expulsion of nuns from Himmelkron and Hof In 1893, deaconesses from Neuendettelsau founded a "home for feeble-minded girls" in Himmelkron under the direction of Pastor Langheinrich.
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paint
▪ I. paint, n. (peɪnt) [f. paint v.] 1. The act or fact of painting or colouring.1602 Marston Antonio's Rev. iii. ii, Her cheekes not yet slurd over with the paint Of borrowed crimsone. Mod. Give it a paint, and it will look all right. 2. That with which anything is painted. a. A substance consistin...
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Eugenics movement
The eugenics movement of the early 20th century led to a number of countries enacting laws for the compulsory sterilization of the "feeble As late as the 1950s, laws in Japan allowed the forcible sterilization of patients with psychiatric illnesses.
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