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.

  1. inherited from febly

Definitions

  1. 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