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feebly

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fee·ble  (fbl)
adj. fee·bler, fee·blest
1.
a. Lacking strength; weak.
b. Indicating weakness.
2. Lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; inadequate. See Synonyms at weak.

[Middle English feble, from Old French, from Latin flbilis, lamentable, from flre, to weep.]

feeble·ness n.
feebly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.feebly - in a faint and feeble manner; "the lighthouse, flashing feebly against the sleet-blurred, rocky backdrop of the coast of north west Norway"
2.feebly - in a halting and feeble manner; "reform, in fact, is, rather feebly, on the win"
Translations
feebly [ˈfiːblɪ] ADV
1. (= weakly) [move, struggle] → débilmente; [smile, laugh] → lánguidamente, débilmente; [shine] → tenuemente
2. (= ineffectually) [protest] → sin fuerzas
feebly [ˈfiːbli] adv
[move] → faiblement
(= weakly) [say, protest, laugh] → sans grande conviction
feebly
adv shine, move, attempt, resist, applaudschwach; smilekläglich; say, explainwenig überzeugend; he performed feeblyer zeigte eine klägliche Leistung
feebly [ˈfiːblɪ] adv (move, smile) → a fatica; (say, explain) → in modo poco convincente
feebly [ˈfiːblɪ] adv (move, smile) → a fatica; (say, explain) → in modo poco convincente


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"My brethren," said Father Ephraim to the surrounding elders, feebly exerting himself to utter these few words, "here are the son and daughter to whom I would commit the trust of which Providence is about to lighten my weary shoulders.
Arthur lay still for some minutes after Adam was gone, but presently he rose feebly from the ottoman and peered about slowly in the broken moonlight, seeking something.
As Oliver gave this first proof of the free and proper action of his lungs, the patchwork coverlet which was carelessly flung over the iron bedstead, rustled; the pale face of a young woman was raised feebly from the pillow; and a faint voice imperfectly articulated the words, 'Let me see the child, and die.
 
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