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feebly

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfiːbli/Part of speech adverbSorted beeflyStarts with FEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. in a halting and feeble manner

Word origin

From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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