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)

  1. In a feeble manner.

References
  • feebly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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