frailly

adverb

Definition of fraillynext
as in faintly

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  1. faintly
  2. delicately
  3. shakily
  4. feebly
  5. weakly
Adverb
  • All your zillennial and millennial friends, now adults with car insurance and vigorous SPF routines, have been watching cozy, faintly dissociative teen dramas in order to forget their troubles.
    — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremonies are held at Nihi’s Nihioka sanctuary, an hour’s ride from the hotel through wide open rice fields and thick jungle, where emerald hills cascade down towards the sea and the sound of waves carries faintly across the valley.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of faintly
Adverb
  • The finish is long, warming and delicately oaky with lingering vanilla sweetness.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Remember, the skin around the eyes is the thinnest of the body and should be treated delicately.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of delicately
Adverb
  • Their approaches from the weekend flash in front of them, each one shakily filmed from a distance by Artisan.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 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
Adverb
  • Chief swam feebly across, joined the other two horses on the bank, and stood there shaking.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Judge lined it feebly into the glove of an outfielder.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Definition of feebly
Adverb
  • 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
  • Native traditions have repeatedly been acknowledged in principle – named, counted, formally recognized – but weakly protected in practice.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Definition of weakly
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