He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm ground.
South.
Syn. -- Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled;
irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.
In*firm", v. t. [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.] To weaken; to
enfeeble. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
In`fir*ma"ri*an (n`fr*m"r*an), n. A person dwelling in, or having
charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution.
In*firm"a*ry (n*frm"*r), n.; pl. Infirmaries (- rz). [Cf. OE. fermerie,
OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.] A hospital,
or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously,
or where out-patients are treated.
In*firm"a*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. infirmatif.] Weakening; annulling, or
tending to make void. [Obs.]