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weakly

adjective adverb

Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
Y
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/ˈwiːkli/

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

    “1885, I lay in weakly case and confined to my bed for four months before I was able to rise and health returned to me. — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18”

adverb

  1. With little strength or force

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Example Sentences

1885, I lay in weakly case and confined to my bed for four months before I was able to rise and health returned to me. — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 18
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