frailly
In weak manner
In a frail manner—weakly, delicately, or with evident fragility.
The adverb is rare, since frail itself appears more often as a predicate than as a modifier of action: She walked frailly across the room, one hand on the wall for support.
Without much force
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
tremulously · faintly · listlessly · languidly · tenuously · precariously · gingerly · teetering
With uncertain manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- indecisivelyWithout firm resolve
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
ambivalently · unsurely · provisionally · cautiously · guardedly · reservedly · timidly · haltingly
In a graceful way
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- lightlyWith little weight
- airilyIn a breezy manner
- gentlyIn a mild manner
softly · wispily · finely · gracefully · elegantly · translucently · diaphanously · lacily
weakly
Without much force
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
falteringly · tremulously · faintly · listlessly · languidly · tenuously · precariously · gingerly · teetering · quaveringly
hesitantly
With uncertain manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- indecisivelyWithout firm resolve
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
waveringly · ambivalently · unsurely · provisionally · cautiously · guardedly · reservedly · timidly · haltingly · diffidently
daintily
In a graceful way
- ethereallyIn an unearthly manner
- lightlyWith little weight
- airilyIn a breezy manner
gently · softly · wispily · finely · gracefully · elegantly · translucently · diaphanously · lacily · gauzily
fraillystrongly
With much force
powerfully · forcibly · mightily · forcefully · vigorously
- human frailtySusceptibility of mortal beings
- old and frail