Definitions
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
Word origin
From Middle English feintli, feintliche, equivalent to faint + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“Faintlier, faintlier came the footfalls to his ear, until of all the faint sounds that came, by the abandoned air, to his ear, not one was a footfall, as far as he could judge.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very softly”7 letters
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