FEEBLY


Meaning of FEEBLY in English

ˈfēb(ə)lē, -li adverb

Etymology: Middle English febly, from feble feeble + -ly — more at feeble I

1. : poorly , scantily , insufficiently

a feebly handled newsreel talk — Gilbert Seldes

2. : in a feeble manner : ineffectively , weakly

a criminal only feebly prosecuted

nations have feebly tried to humanize and regulate war — Vera M. Dean

: mildly

a feebly alcoholic wine

: dimly

a light shining feebly through the mist

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.