feebly

CEFRC2

/ˈfiːbli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a weak or powerless way.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a feeble manner.

Examples

  • Michael heard the rescuers approaching and called out feebly: "Hello!"

  • He lay breathing very feebly.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The injured bird flapped its wings blank, unable to lift off the ground.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

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