Meaning & use
Weakly
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In a feeble or faint manner; without strength or force.
See it in a sentence
The patient smiled weakly and thanked the nurse.
The signal came through weakly over the old radio.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, mostly archaic today, 'weakly' can also describe a person who is sickly or frail, as in 'a weakly child.'
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stronglyvigorously
Another way to use it
2. adjective
(archaic) Sickly; lacking bodily strength or vigor.
He was a weakly infant who grew into a strong man.
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