Weakly

Quick meaning: Weakly is an adjective meaning Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

Meaning

Frail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.

More Meanings

1. With little strength or force.

Example Sentences

"Oh, a huge crab," Jacob murmured—and begins his journey on weakly legs on the sandy bottom.

I lay in weakly case and confined to my bed for four months before I was able to rise and health returned to me.

The basitemporal platform is flat in posterior view because the mamillar tuberosities are very weakly developed.

I'd always been but weakly, / And my baby was just born; / A neighbour minded her by day, / I minded her till morn.

Word Forms

• weaklier
• weakliest

Synonyms for weakly

Depending on context, synonyms include feeble, frail, sapless, decrepit, weak, infirm.

Antonyms for weakly

Common opposites include strongly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include frail, feeble, infirm, decrepit, sapless, faintly.

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