ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dimly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdɪmli/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Dimly is an adverb meaning In a dim manner; not clearly.

Meaning

In a dim manner; not clearly.

Example Sentences

I began dimly to understand.
"The evil is for those benighted ones who will have none of it; seeing the light the true believers worship, as the fishes see the stars, but dimly."
The well-heeled gay yuppies of Bay Village would just as soon banish Drag Queens and hustlers entirely from their lives, only to dimly acknowledge them once a year in flowery paeans to "the gay men and Lesbians who rioted at Stonewall and gave birth to our movement" on Gay Pride Day.
It was a miserable evening; outside it was snowing and blowing, and in the squire's parlour the candle burned so dimly that you could scarcely distinguish anything in the room but a clock-case with some Chinese ornaments, a large mirror in an old-fashioned frame, and a silver family tankard.

Synonyms for dimly

Depending on context, synonyms include pallidly, palely, indistinctly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indistinctly, palely, pallidly, shallowly, loosely, poorly.

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