faintly

Adverb

• In a faint or indistinct manner; barely perceptible.
• to a faint degree or weakly perceived
  • "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"
  • "stars shining faintly through the overcast"
  • "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"
  • "the rumors weren't even faintly true"

Adv

• In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.

Examples

• He could FAINTLY make out a potential seven-letter word hidden in his rack.