FRAILLY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

frailly

adverb

Definition of frailly

as in faintly

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The film is Bullock’s first in four years, and critics are ever-so-faintly praising her return to the big screen.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of faintly

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But Nyong’o delicately keeps her tears at bay, beautifully reflecting the confidence and mettle that A begins to regain by play’s end.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Market value is typically higher than book value for profitable companies, but Boeing and Lockheed’s earnings suggest that ULA’s finances are, to put it delicately, fragile.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of delicately

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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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The Angels bunted him into scoring position, but Meckler struck out and Trout grounded out weakly.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026
Led by Arne Güllich, researchers analyzed the developmental histories of 35,000 world-class adults, including Nobel laureates and Olympians, finding early excellence is weakly linked to adult achievement.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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