weakly

Words with a similar base: weakly

'weakly'

[decrepit.s.02] as in: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Examples:
a feeble old woman
her body looked sapless

'weakly'

[weakly.r.01] as in: in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree

Examples:
weakly agreed to a compromise
wheezed weakly
he was weakly attracted to her

Origins

					weakly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── weak (English)
    └── weike (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── veikr (Old Norse)

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