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... modulations back into barbaric singleness and crudeness, any slide into looseness or vagueness, any unweaving of the complex tissue, psychical and metaphysical, into which it has been wrought by the exquisite wants of the mind, will have a relaxing, debilitating influence on thought itself. To use the clear, wise words of Mr. Whewell; "Language is often called an instrument of thought, but it is also the nutriment of thought; or, rather, it is the atmosphere on which thought lives—a medium essential to the ...

— Essays AEsthetical • George Calvert

... use of the colon-flushing treatment is inclined to be debilitating and in rare cases complaints have been made that it dilates the colon and weakens its muscular structures. This is occasionally true in the case of the hot enema. A fairly cool enema is less objectionable, while a cold enema has a decided tonic effect ...

— Vitality Supreme • Bernarr Macfadden

... reddish brown, or claret color; sometimes transparent, at others clear. The color increases in depth; other secretions are checked; the animal becomes hide-bound, and the milk goes off. Appetite and rumination are suspended; the pulse becomes extremely feeble and frequent, though—as in all debilitating, or anaemic, disorders—the heart's action is loud and strong, with a decided venous pulse, or apparent regurgitation, in the large veins ...

— Cattle and Their Diseases • Robert Jennings

Words linked to "Debilitating" : debilitative, invigorating, draining, exhausting, enfeebling, weakening, enervating