feebly

adv

Etymology: From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.

1. In a feeble manner.

   “Feebly ſhe ſhriekt, but ſo feebly indeed / That Britomart heard not the ſhrilling ſound.”

   “The hurt nigger moaned feebly somewhere nearby, and then fetched a deep sigh that made me mend my pace away from there.”