frailly

adverb

Definition of fraillynext
as in faintly

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  1. faintly
  2. delicately
  3. shakily
  4. feebly
  5. weakly
Adverb
  • Rounding out the shoe is an outsole in black and a faintly blue translucent rubber.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The vast, faintly industrial open warehouse incorporates concrete and wood surfaces, and glass walls frame views of the al fresco crowd in the courtyard.
    — Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of faintly
Adverb
  • The apple flavor is subtle, paired with a gently warming spice, and delicately tart.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Abrams had delicately cleaned the tombstone of Mary Bailey, who died in 1852 at just 21 years old.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of delicately
Adverb
  • Kovacik shakily asked Silverman who the helicopter belonged to.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of shakily
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  • By the time Robyn joins the conversation, her bestie is on the ropes, feebly trying to insist that the entire matter is a misunderstanding.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The prime minister has feebly tried to make his own reels in response, but that failed to stem the tide of public irreverence.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of feebly
Adverb
  • Virtually all of the thorium is the isotope thorium-232, which is only weakly radioactive.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Angels bunted him into scoring position, but Meckler struck out and Trout grounded out weakly.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of weakly
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