weakly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
    weak; sapless; feeble; decrepit; infirm; rickety; debile.
    • a feeble old woman
    • her body looked sapless
  2. adverb in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
    • weakly agreed to a compromise
    • wheezed weakly
    • he was weakly attracted to her

WordNet

Weak"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a weak manner; with little strength or vigor; feebly.
Weak"ly adjective
Wordforms
comparative Weaklier ; superlative Weakliest
Definitions
  1. Not strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a weakly woman; a man of a weakly constitution.

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