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Feebly

//ˈfiːbli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a feeble manner.

    "Feebly ſhe ſhriekt, but ſo feebly indeed / That Britomart heard not the ſhrilling ſound."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a halting and feeble manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a faint and feeble manner wordnet

Etymology

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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