faintly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb to a faint degree or weakly perceived
    • between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly
    • stars shining faintly through the overcast
    • could hear his distant shouts only faintly
    • the rumors weren't even faintly true

WordNet


Faint"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.

Webster 1913