weakly
In feeble fashion
Weakly means in a weak manner—without strength, force, or conviction.
A person who speaks weakly can barely be heard.
Someone who protests weakly offers little resistance.
She smiled weakly and said nothing.
The engine coughed weakly before dying.
As an adjective, weakly describes someone habitually feeble or sickly, though this use is old-fashioned: a weakly child.
Without vigor or power
- fraillyIn a weak manner
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
tremulously · languidly · listlessly · limply · tenuously · haltingly · falteringly · waveringly
Without seeming believable
- lamelyIn a weak manner
- ineffectivelyWithout producing intended results
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
insufficiently · thinly · flimsy · unpersuasively · insubstantially · inconclusively · questionably · doubtfully
In a weak manner
- dimlyWith weak illumination
- palelyIn colorless manner
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- vaguelyIn unclear fashion
hazily · barely · scarcely · fuzzily · blurrily · obscurely · murkily · nebulously
In a gentle way
- gentlyIn a mild manner
- softlyWith little volume
- lightlyWith little weight
- moderatelyTo a limited degree
temperately · slightly · minimally · marginally · negligibly · subtly · delicately · tentatively
feebly
Without vigor or power
- fraillyIn a weak manner
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- shakilyIn trembling manner
unsteadily · tremulously · languidly · listlessly · limply · tenuously · haltingly · falteringly · waveringly · ineffectually
unconvincingly
Without seeming believable
- lamelyIn a weak manner
- ineffectivelyWithout producing intended results
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
poorly · insufficiently · thinly · flimsy · unpersuasively · insubstantially · inconclusively · questionably · doubtfully · dubiously
faintly
In a weak manner
- dimlyWith weak illumination
- palelyIn colorless manner
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
vaguely · hazily · barely · scarcely · fuzzily · blurrily · obscurely · murkily · nebulously · shadowily
mildly
In a gentle way
moderately · temperately · slightly · minimally · marginally · negligibly · subtly · delicately · tentatively · timidly
weaklystrongly
With much force
forcefully · powerfully · mightily · vigorously · intensely
weaklyrobustly
With forceful vitality
vigorously · healthily · heartily · sturdily · hale and hearty
weaklystrongly
With much force
firmly · emphatically · assertively · decisively · forcefully
- weakest linkMost vulnerable component
- weak spotVulnerability to exploit
- weak pointExploitable flaw or vulnerability
- weak linkLeast reliable component
- weak in the kneesOverwhelmed to unsteadiness
- weak kneesTrembling lower limbs
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