feebly
In frail manner
Feebly means in a weak or feeble manner—lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness.
A patient recovering from illness might wave feebly from bed.
An unconvincing excuse is feebly offered.
The word often carries a note of inadequacy: He feebly protested as they dragged him away.
Without much force
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- tremulouslyIn a quivering manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
languidly · featherlike · limply · frailly · delicately · waveringly · quaveringly · slumping
Without producing intended results
- impotentlyWithout strength or influence
- powerlesslyWithout ability to act
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
pathetically · unconvincingly · flimsily · ineptly · lamely · half-heartedly · vainly · futilely
Without full commitment
- timidlyIn fearful, hesitant fashion
- meeklyIn docile manner
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
uncertainly · diffidently · unassertively · sheepishly · apologetically · nervously · reluctantly · halfheartedly
In a weak manner
- dimlyWith weak illumination
- softlyWith little volume
- quietlyWithout making noise
- barelyOnly just, almost not
indistinctly · whisperingly · palely · flickeringly · wanly · mutedly · subtly · vaguely
weakly
Without much force
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- tremulouslyIn a quivering manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
falteringly · languidly · featherlike · limply · frailly · delicately · waveringly · quaveringly · slumping · sagging
ineffectually
Without producing intended results
- impotentlyWithout strength or influence
- powerlesslyWithout ability to act
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
inadequately · pathetically · unconvincingly · flimsily · ineptly · lamely · half-heartedly · vainly · futilely · uselessly
tentatively
Without full commitment
- timidlyIn fearful, hesitant fashion
- meeklyIn docile manner
- submissivelyIn yielding deference
haltingly · uncertainly · diffidently · unassertively · sheepishly · apologetically · nervously · reluctantly · halfheartedly · noncommittally
faintly
In a weak manner
barely · indistinctly · whisperingly · palely · flickeringly · wanly · mutedly · subtly · vaguely · obscurely
feeblyconvincingly
In believable manner
decisively · emphatically · assertively · compellingly · resolutely
feeblyenergetically
With much vigor
vigorously · dynamically · robustly · vibrantly · spiritedly
feeble, feebleness, enfeeble, enfeeblement, enfeebled, feebler, feeblest, enfeebling