feebly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfiːbli/

Definition of feebly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  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.”

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Etymology

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

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