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faintly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'faintly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Faintly [ adv.]
- In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.

Meaning of 'faintly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . faintly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- to a faint degree or weakly perceived
Example in sentence:
  • between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly;
  • could hear his distant shouts only faintly;
  • stars shining faintly through the overcast;
  • the rumors weren't even faintly true

Nearby Words:

faience fail failance failed failing faille failure fain faineant faint

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