feebly
adv/ˈfiːbli/
Etymology
From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.
- inherited from febly
Definitions
In a feeble manner.
- Feebly ſhe ſhriekt, but ſo feebly indeed / That Britomart heard not the ſhrilling ſound.
- The hurt nigger moaned feebly somewhere nearby, and then fetched a deep sigh that made me mend my pace away from there.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for feebly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA