1. weak or frail, especially due to old age or illness

Examples

• The infirm elderly man needed assistance walking up the stairs.
• She became increasingly infirm after her long illness.
• The nursing home cares for infirm residents who cannot live independently.
• His infirm condition prevented him from traveling long distances.
• The infirm patient required constant medical supervision.
• Age had left her infirm and unable to maintain her garden.