feebly
In a feeble mannerIn a feeble manner.
» He lay breathing very feebly.
Er lag mit sehr schwachem Atem da. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Он лежал и очень слабо дышал. — Hellerick
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1 sensesIn a feeble manner.
in a halting and feeble manner
Examples
3 sentencesHe lay breathing very feebly.
ruОн лежал и очень слабо дышал. — Hellerick
deEr lag mit sehr schwachem Atem da. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom moved feebly.
ruТом слабо пошевелился. — Smoky
Michael heard the rescuers approaching and called out feebly: "Hello!"
Origin
From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly.From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.
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Forms
more feebly, most feebly| Comparative | more feebly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most feebly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.