feebly
English
Etymology
feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly due to difficulty of pronouncing *-blely. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.
Adverb
feebly (comparative more feebly, superlative most feebly)
- In a feeble manner.
References
- feebly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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