Ailing
Ailing adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.
Usage example: when his ailing wife had to go to a nursing home, he visited her every day
Delicate is a synonym for ailing in feeble topic. In some cases you can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Ailing", when it comes to topics like ill.
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Delicate and Ailing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailing/delicate
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Delicate or Ailing. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailing/delicate.
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