(Sp./Qu.) -- weak, vulnerable, susceptible to illness.

weak ("debiliformis" = "weak form") deca- referring to the number ten ("decapetalus" = "ten-petalled")

One who is mildly mentally retarded. According to Russian medical references, debily tend to imitate, and can master primary school skills. But they do not develop more subtle intellectual feelings such as duty, and their behavior is often determined by chance and unregulated feelings.

Debil is the first full length studio album by Die Ärzte, released in 1984. An earlier release, the five tracks containing Uns geht's prima..., is often termed by the band as "Mini-LP", therefore Debil is often referred to as their second album.