feebly

Signification (Anglais)

In a feeble manner.

Concepts

faiblement

piteusement

maigrement

Synonymes

weakly

faintly

powerlessly

dejectedly

thinly

wearily

infirmly

limply

fatiguingly

shakily

sickly

spiritlessly

gaspingly for breath

weak

exhaustedly

flimsily

ill

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Coupé comme

feeb‧ly

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfiːbli/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: febly

In summary

From Middle English febly; equivalent to feeble + -ly, euphonically blending -le and -ly due to difficulty of pronouncing -blely. Compare nimbly, nobly, and Latinate -ably and -ibly.

Phrases

The head scales are small , subequal and feebly imbricate , smooth or weakly keeled .

Les échelles de tête sont petites, sous-égales et faiblement imbriquées, lisses ou faiblement à catégorie.